Advice please
May 15, 2018 18:26:36 #
GED
Loc: North central Pa
itsmeagain wrote:
We're doing a lot of touring now that I'm retired. I don't like lugging around my 35mm slr but my iPhone 6 doesn't produce the results I'd like. What do you guys recommend as a decent quality Point & Shoot camera for less than $500 or $600 max?
Thanks
Thanks
The Sony RX100 is a great small point and shoot that takes fantastic pictures. It comes in several versions now at different price points. Has a Zeiss lens.
May 15, 2018 20:28:30 #
jdub82 wrote:
I would recommend a bridge camera such as the Canon SX60. My Canon SX50 (The predecessor to the SX60) is a great travel camera, when I don't want to take along my DSLR. It has a 50X zoom, a vari-angle LCD and an electronic viewfinder. I've been able to get some great results with it, including pictures from an African Safari in Kenya last summer. The Panasonic Lumix FZ80, Sony HX400V, and Nikon B700 are similar cameras worth looking at as well.
I recently looked at these 4 cameras also, and would recommend considering any of them for a good bridge camera in your price range--even lower if you buy used, refurbished, or on a good sale. The corresponding cameras one price point down don't have eyepieces, which are very useful both for visibility in bright settings and for camera stabilization. You may even find the next-higher models in your price range--as one poster pointed out--if you want their extra features, but you can start by comparing these four; for example, as I recall from my search, the Nikons won't accept an external flash or mic and the Panasonic lacks an articulated monitor but does have a touch-screen monitor so you can choose a focus point and take a picture by tapping the monitor.
To really explore the differences between these cameras, you can download the manuals instead of relying on the advertising fluff.
I am greatly enjoying the Canon SX-60 that I chose, but I think I would have been happy with any of these cameras--as you likely will be!
May 15, 2018 21:02:23 #
I picked up a Fuji XE-2 and a 16-55 zoom for around ~$600, and the results are superb. Not a P&S, but more versatility and excellent glass in the FujiFilm line.
May 16, 2018 08:47:33 #
May 16, 2018 11:37:31 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
843c wrote:
Where can I find a Sony RX 100 IF for under $600? Thanks
Sony RX100 IF ?
May 16, 2018 16:20:55 #
TriX wrote:
I picked up a Fuji XE-2 and a 16-55 zoom for around ~$600, and the results are superb. Not a P&S, but more versatility and excellent glass in the FujiFilm line.
Very nice find!
My XE-2 w/18-55mm zoom IS a bonafide "P&S". I set the ISO to "Auto", the white balance to "Auto", the lens aperture to "A", the shutter speed to "A"; and, voila! ~ by the photographic community's vague definition, I have a snug, compact, little "P&S" (point and shoot) digital camera.
(and, I believe, the XE-2S is even more of a P&S, as all my Auto settings can be done with just "the flip of a switch"...no?)
May 16, 2018 18:14:34 #
le boecere wrote:
Very nice find! br br My XE-2 w/18-55mm zoom IS ... (show quote)
Too late to properly edit: Should have written; "X-E2" and X-E2S.
May 17, 2018 13:10:55 #
May 17, 2018 13:44:38 #
A bit snarky are we, Kusano. Many of the suggestions were for Mirrorless - not DSLR - which are very light & portable and not nearly as fragile as a point and shoot. Perfectly good answers to the question posed.
Kuzano wrote:
Hey folks.... The man said he doesn't want to lug ... (show quote)
May 17, 2018 13:59:58 #
DanielB wrote:
A bit snarky are we, Kusano. Many of the suggestions were for Mirrorless - not DSLR - which are very light & portable and not nearly as fragile as a point and shoot. Perfectly good answers to the question posed.
Actually the OP specifically asked for P&S. That leaves out all ILCs (interchangeable lens cameras) including most of the mirrorless ones mentioned..
May 17, 2018 14:15:32 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Actually the OP specifically asked for P&S. That leaves out all ILCs (interchangeable lens cameras) including most of the mirrorless ones mentioned..
Yes, this (partial) definition of P&S certainly eliminates the popular Sony a6000-series, and many of the others (Fuji, Olympus, Panny, etc.), as so many of them have interchangeable lenses.
PC Magazine eliminates a few more from consideration with their definition:
point-and-shoot camera
A film or digital camera in which the focus and exposure is entirely automatic. You aim and press the button; the camera does the rest. Point-and-shoot cameras can range from cheap throw-aways to pocket-sized digitals. Even high-end cameras have a point-and-shoot option, in which the camera makes all settings automatically. Although there may be settings for different lighting conditions such as bright sun vs. dusk, point-and-shoot cameras have no options to manually set the aperture, shutter speed and focus.
May 17, 2018 16:53:28 #
le boecere wrote:
Yes, this (partial) definition of P&S certainl... (show quote)
So a P&S can be just about any cameras currently available. I think the OP really meant a compact camera rather than P&S and the recommendation of mirrorless cameras are valid as many are significantly smaller than an SLR.
May 17, 2018 17:25:47 #
BebuLamar wrote:
So a P&S can be just about any cameras currently available. I think the OP really meant a compact camera rather than P&S and the recommendation of mirrorless cameras are valid as many are significantly smaller than an SLR.
The OP only infers lighter or smaller, with the words; "I don't like lugging around my 35mm slr...". S(he) does not mention "compact", and specifically states; "a decent quality Point & Shoot camera for less than $500 or $600 max". That could mean almost anything; but still begs the question; "what is a "Point & Shoot" (in the OP's mind)?
May 18, 2018 07:58:29 #
Personally, I think of a point and shoot as a camera with a single attached lens and limited control over the exposure triangle.
May 22, 2018 16:41:32 #
dsmeltz wrote:
Personally, I think of a point and shoot as a camera with a single attached lens and limited control over the exposure triangle.
Your thinkin' might be as accurately described, as any; as the term is so vague among the snapshot masses (and even among some enthusiasts).
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