Mirrorless Cameras (Page 3): Travel likes small and light, while still being capable. An online friend put this simple mirrorless M4/3 kit together for his business related world...

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

AmyJ wrote:

Thinking about a Mirrorless camera as a travel option. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Travel likes small and light, while still being capable.

An online friend put this simple mirrorless M4/3 kit together for his business related world travel. The camera is the very new Panasonic GX85. Besides being light in weight it is unique because of a new to M4/3 shutter system that reduces vibration and a dual stabilization system that couples the lens and camera. The kit lens is the Panasonic Lumix G Vario 12-32mm f/3.5-5.6. His extra lens is the Panasonic LUMIX G VARIO 35-100mm f/4.0-5.6. Both are compact and light. The entire kit weighs about 20 oz and provides an equivalent range from 24 to 200.

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johneccles Loc: Leyland UK

There are some excellent and well informed suggestions in the responses to your post, Olympus and Panasonic are the ones you should consider, they are compact, very light and good image quality.

Kuzano

Canon and Nikon have yet to truly enter the mirrorless arena and offer the features and lens stables for mirrorless that all other mirrorless bring to market. They quite simply are committed to large, and heavy DSLR bodies and big lenses by comparision. Secondarily they are good in the "Bridge" (fixed lens superzoom) market. They are just so far behind on "mirrorless", I personally doubt the without a fanatic fan base, they will ever catch up on mirrorless.

Mirrorless was introduced to consumers in 2006 by Olympus and Panasonic. They have a one decade lead over Canon and Nikon in a truly feature rich body and mature lens stables. That lead mostly applies to other mirrorless as well.

My top choice is Olympus PEN and OM-D, while recently I have added Fujifilm X bodies and XF lenses as well.

speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho

AmyJ wrote:

Thinking about a Mirrorless camera as a travel option. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Stay with your glass if possible!

CatMarley Loc: North Carolina

speters wrote:

Stay with your glass if possible!

Not really possible. The mirrorless camera glass is usually optimized for those cameras, and even with adapters, the use of non optimized lenses is likely to be disappointing. You can't really integrate a mirrorless into an existing SLR system Mirrorless has to be viewed as a new breed of cat!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

MtnMan wrote:

Nikon competes for the gold in "lackluster mirrorless".

Absolutely true! The Nikon 1 series went after a space sort of between the bridge cameras and point-and-shoot models. It's not bad for what it is, but what a strange niche!

Both Canon and Nikon are somewhat trapped by the popularity of their dSLR lens mounts, and the resulting unrealistic expectations of consumers about what a Canon or Nikon mirrorless system "should be."

Most wanna-go-mirrorless folks should just forget about using their old lenses, rather than trying to adapt them. A majority of the advantages of APS-C and m4/3 mirrorless cameras involve their new lens designs! The big four mirrorless providers are all making some spectacular glass.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

CatMarley wrote:

Not really possible. The mirrorless camera glass is usually optimized for those cameras, and even with adapters, the use of non optimized lenses is likely to be disappointing. You can't really integrate a mirrorless into an existing SLR system Mirrorless has to be viewed as a new breed of cat!

janelux Loc: Florida

I have the Sony A6300 and have to say it is the best camera I have ever owned. It will do everything my dslr would do and is a fraction of the size and weight. I absolutely LOVE it!!

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

janelux wrote:

I have the Sony A6300 and have to say it is the best camera I have ever owned. It will do everything my dslr would do and is a fraction of the size and weight. I absolutely LOVE it!!

EXCEPT...
why didn't put their IS in the body?

RichardE Loc: California

Nikon has a new 'Nikon DL24-85' stuck in Japan for now. Just a fixed lens, 1" sensor, but should it be considered?

RichardE Loc: California

Sorry, I meant with the kit lens. Cannot get the camera as 'just body' in the US.

Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI

RichardE wrote:

Nikon has a new 'Nikon DL24-85' stuck in Japan for now. Just a fixed lens, 1" sensor, but should it be considered?

competes more with the G7xii and Rx100 iv...so sure.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

CatMarley wrote:

Not really possible. The mirrorless camera glass is usually optimized for those cameras, and even with adapters, the use of non optimized lenses is likely to be disappointing. You can't really integrate a mirrorless into an existing SLR system Mirrorless has to be viewed as a new breed of cat!

Unless you have 4/3 glass. ;)

bkellyusa Loc: Nashville, TN

I have a Sony A6000. I've had it or two years. I love it. The camara features and quiality are so deep I am still learning to use it to its fullest capabilities. As it is you can use it like a point and shoot to get started and then learn to use it as you would a full featured DSLR as you learn more. It is the most popular mirrorless cameras out there and for that reason I think it is supported better than any other mirrorless camera by the aftermarket suppliers and that will only get better quickly.

The truth is that most of the popular mirrorless cameras are very good from what i can see. I looked at several and all had their strengths. My second choice woulld have been the Panasonic but in the two years since I bought mine Fuji has realeasd a new camera and I would have definitely considered that one as well. The thing I like aoubt Fuji's camera is the quality of their JPEG's. They look very nice and very finished.

Other than that good luck with your camera purchases.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

AmyJ wrote:

Thinking about a Mirrorless camera as a travel option. Any recommendations? Thanks!

I couldn't be happier than with my Sony a6300. I has all the capabilities of my D7100, but more. High speed burst mode. Eye AF. Face recognition. Better AF. Light weight. aps-c sensor even better than the a6000. I pair it with an 18-200 Sony zoom, though the 16-55 kit lens is not bad. Also have an f1.8-50mm. I use my Nikon 400mm with an adapter or a Rokinon fisheye.