Thinking of going mirrorless: Hi, I'm a newbie here. My question is that I'm thinking of going mirrorless I own a Canon 6 d at the moment but it is just to heavy. Looking for...

Guido5759

Hi, I'm a newbie here. My question is that I'm thinking of going mirrorless I own a Canon 6 d at the moment but it is just to heavy. Looking for suggestions on a comparable mirrorless camera. I'm using a 24-105 lens. Thanks.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

There are so many wonderful choices. Mine is currently a Panasonic GX8 that frequently has a 14-140 lens on it.

If I was looking to reduce weight, reduce size and not collect lenses, I would consider the brand new Panasonic FZ2500. This video review from Canada is compelling! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL5loVIxF_c&t=5s

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Guido5759 wrote:

Hi, I'm a newbie here. My question is that I'm thinking of going mirrorless I own a Canon 6 d at the moment but it is just to heavy. Looking for suggestions on a comparable mirrorless camera. I'm using a 24-105 lens. Thanks.

One option to consider is the new Canon EOS M5. It has an APS-C sensor, reportedly very similar to the 80D, a built in EVF and you could probably use your existing lenses. It is due be available from December 15th: https://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-M5-Camera-Body/dp/B01LWUQDHJ

Clearly there are the other excellent mirrorless brands that could use your lenses also with an adapter that others will recommend.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Guido5759 wrote:

Hi, I'm a newbie here. My question is that I'm thinking of going mirrorless I own a Canon 6 d at the moment but it is just to heavy. Looking for suggestions on a comparable mirrorless camera. I'm using a 24-105 lens. Thanks.

I faced the same question a year ago and anguished over it for nearly six months. I've been a Nikon user since 1968, and my D800E's FX lenses clearly wouldn't fit on a mirrorless camera; but the weight of my Nikon gear was really slowing me down. Well, I bit the bullet and bought a Sony A6000. I've never been happier. In three days I'm heading to Italy for a three week stay, and the only camera I'm bringing is my A6000. There's now an adapter that will allow my Nikon lenses to be used on my A6000, but I'm finding that the 16-70mm lens (Sony/Zeiss, $998, bought to replace the kit lens that came with my camera) and the Sony 55-210mm ($348) lenses are handling all of my needs. I do a fair amount of commercial work, and I've even begun to use the A6000 for that. You'll get a ton of good but conflicting advice from UHH members, so I suggest you go to the closes brick-and-mortar camera store (not Best Buy or such, but a store that specializes in selling photo equipment) and do some shopping. Good luck.

Guido5759

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Guido5759

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tinplater Loc: Scottsdale, AZ

Went down the same path...Canon forever, then gradually switched to Sony. I have the A6000 and the A7RII with a nice compliment of native lenses. Initially I was using my Canon L glass on the a7r II with adapters, but the slow autofocus resulted in my selling most of my Canon stuff (I have retained the little SL1 body, 24-70 2.8, 60mm macro, and the 70-200 2.8, 40mm pancake). I should add, that for just general use it is hard to beat the Sony RX10 original version which can be had for around $400 used and it has a constant aperture Zeiss 2.8 24-200mm equivalent lens that is amazing sharp. That is my keep in the car, ready for anything, go to, camera. Best $400 investment in photography I can think of. Just MHO.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

rdgreenwood wrote:

...... I've been a Nikon user since 1968....

For me it was about 1972 and I bought Nikon gear to fill a couple foam filled cases. The Navy Exchange system in Asia had amazing prices. I never did get a digital version. Nikon made it too expensive to convert the lens mounts.

Guido5759

Yes I own the rx 10 too. Great camera I use it all the time, but I want to get away from canon full frame they are just too big. My Sony is great but I want something with more reach. I was just at my local camera store and was looking at the Sony a711.

rdgreenwood Loc: Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

bsprague wrote:

For me it was about 1972 and I bought Nikon gear to fill a couple foam filled cases. The Navy Exchange system in Asia had amazing prices. I never did get a digital version. Nikon made it too expensive to convert the lens mounts.

Ahhh, the Navy Exchange. My first Nikkormat cost me $129 at the NX in Atsugi, Japan. I was on my way to RVN.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

Come join me...I'm ordering the new EM1ii...of course that means my old EM1 might be hitting the used market soon at a decent price of $500.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Guido5759 wrote:

Yes I own the rx 10 too. Great camera I use it all the time, but I want to get away from canon full frame they are just too big. My Sony is great but I want something with more reach. I was just at my local camera store and was looking at the Sony a711.

I solved "more reach" by getting a m4/3 system. I started with a Panasonic 100/300 lens on a GX7. That gave me the "35mm full frame equivalent" field of view to a 200-600 lens. I updated that with a Panasonic/Leica 100-400 lens on a GX8. That gives me the "35mm FF equivalent" field of view to a 800mm lens and the whole kit weighs about 5 pounds. Stabilization is good enough that I can actually shoot long reach telephoto hand held! I never thought that would be possible.

Your RX10 has a 1" sensor, so the thought of the larger M4/3 sensor should not be objectionable. No question that you give up something dropping from full frame, but for what I do, I have not desire for the large, heavy and more expensive gear.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Cdouthitt wrote:

Come join me...I'm ordering the new EM1ii...of course that means my old EM1 might be hitting the used market soon at a decent price of $500.

I have a long time friend and Nikon fanboy that just bought one new due to a discount at a camera show near Seattle. I think he paid almost twice your price.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

bsprague wrote:

I have a long time friend and Nikon fanboy that just bought one new due to a discount at a camera show near Seattle. I think he paid almost twice your price.

Mine's probably a little more "loved" than his :-)

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Cdouthitt wrote:

Mine's probably a little more "loved" than his :-)

Love is a funny concept with cameras. I think the Olympus and Panasonic people can be as fanatical as the Canon and Nikon people. My friend seemed to have an awareness of some elitist qualities the Olympus has that Panasonic doesn't. He is the same with thinking his Nikon has some odd superiority. I think he senses that people look at the logo on the camera he is using! To his credit, he concentrates on producing B&W prints and does it very well. His goal with his new Olympus is to bring home more images from his travels.

His first test was some back yard shooting. He said he could not perceive significant visual differences in the images from his new Olympus against his Nikon D7200 when printed to 13x19.