burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

My Lumix GH4 with 35-100mm f/2.8 does a fine job with 1/4 the size, bulk, and weight. Same angle of view zoom range.

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

I think you meant $1,000, not $100, eh ?

las Loc: West-Central Illinois on the Mississippi

Best Buy has the Sony a6000 with two kit lenses for $698. Over the decades I've worked my way down from a Nikon F4 with fast glass to this, and I'm not unhappy. The weight alone is a blessing...

BigSteve Loc: Pittsburgh,Pa. Area

My vote is Sony A6000 absolutely best bang for buck right now especially used......yes I have several Olympus mirrorless also but none top the value of A6000 as of now...... Sony pancake 10-50mm not the greatest other than very convenient, though other kit lenses are great. APC sensor, 24 meg., built in flash, viewfinder etc etc.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Make that $899.99--A6000 with 16-50 & 55-210.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?_dyncharset=UTF-8&ks=960&sc=Global&list=y&usc=All+Categories&type=page&id=pcat17071&iht=n&seeAll=&cp=1&browsedCategory=pcmcat214000050005&st=pcmcat214000050005_categoryid%24pcmcat234200050001&qp=brand_facet%3DBrand~Sony

las Loc: West-Central Illinois on the Mississippi

Just bought one at 698

BigSteve Loc: Pittsburgh,Pa. Area

Truth be told bet my man Nikon Jerry loves his A6000 but he will never admit it...... LOL

ORpilot Loc: Prineville, Or

No one mentioned the "all in one" cameras. I have had several Minolta now Sony all in one's. I currently use a Canon SX-50HS which has an excellent long optical zoom (50x) I take it on trips where weight is a factor and I don't want to carry all my DSLR or 645 equipment. it weighs about 1lb. Virtues or the long zoom all in one cameras is size, weight, no need for extra equipment (lenses). I love it because it optically zooms to 1200mm. It is great for shooting birds or animals. It has most of the controls that my DSLR has. Canon has superseded it with SX60hx and the SX530hx. If I were to buy one today it would be the Sony HX400V or if price is a factor the SONY DSC-400. I like the HX400V because it has Zeiss Lens, Nikon and Canon are hard presses to equal the superior image that a Zeiss lens gives you. The Sony cameras are easy to use and are a 20+MP camera for superior images. Neither one of these cameras will ever need the sensor cleaned or the rear lens element cleaned. The camera is sealed. Ok, it may not be cool to have a "all in one " camera but I use mine a lot. When traveling, it sure beats the heck out of 30lb of equipment. Happy shooting.

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

I strongly recommend the Sony a6000. Even though it is an older model, it does essentially everything important that the newer ones do. I'm a 40 year Nikonian, but bought an a6000 two years ago to take on a Mediterranean cruise through europe. The photos were great. It did everything my Nikons did. the aps-c sensor allowed me to easily print 20x30 and I now have a 14 prints up in an art show, most of them from the a6000 (Though they are just 12x18s and 11x14s) It has everything you will need plus being very light. I put an 18-200 lens on it for my purposes and it was still comfortable.

My now year old a6300 also takes great pictures. There are few improvements that are worth the extra money. (None if I never shot video, but I do.)

The only other camera I might consider is a Fuji XT-20 or if the budget stretches, XT-2. Both super cameras.

If you will only post on the internet, you can get by with one of the smaller sensors. I was shooting a Canon with a smaller sensor. Took some photos one of which won an online contest. When I tried to print it, the image fell apart beyond 8x10.

mffox Loc: Avon, CT

I use the Olympus EM-10, have a 14-42mm and 40-150mm lenses, and highly recommend it. Compact, light weight, very good image quality. You should be able to get the package for under $1,000.

Horseart Loc: Alabama

I have 4 digital cameras right now and have had others. Two I have are mirrorless. I would not be without the Sony a6000. Newer ones have come out but I can get everything I'll ever want out of this camera. Watch this. It will tell you about why I say this. Watch FAST, he talks fast!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXwCGWb7Yg&t=3211s

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Last summer that Sony a6000 with those two lenses was going for $699.99. The swinging on prices for this camera are mystifying. My price source was National Camera Exchange in my locale.

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

As I recall I saw similar low prices, but that was something like 18 months ago.

asiafish Loc: Bakersfield, CA

Why not just a few small and light primes for your FX body? A 28mm or 24mm f/2 or f/2.8 is cheap, small, light and fast, combined with a 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4 and you are covered for almost anything with no loss in quality.

I recently brought a bag full of full-frame Canon gear to Thailand for a family vacation and shot about 80% with my 50mm prime, 15% with my 35mm prime and 5% with my 24-70 zoom at the 24mm position. Except for those very few shots at 24mm, I could have covered the whole trip with just the 50.

Davethehiker Loc: South West Pennsylvania

I did not bother to read all the recommendations. I hope someone else mentioned this:
https://www.adorama.com/searchsite/default.aspx?searchinfo=sony+rx-100m5
If you want to save money you can opt to by the m4, m3, m2, etc. They keep getting cheaper as they age. I have the M2 and recommend it.