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Jul 19, 2019 00:14:01   #
schneiss Loc: Long Island NY
 
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?

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Jul 19, 2019 00:22:48   #
repleo Loc: Boston
 
Sony A6500 and 18-105mm F4.0 G OSS or 18-135mm. Keep your two Nikon lenses. You can use them on the Sony with an adaptor, although native lenses work better.
Or, wait for a month or two and see what Sony announces. They have promised three new cameras this summer. One of them may be an update of the A6500.

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Jul 19, 2019 00:35:05   #
schneiss Loc: Long Island NY
 
Nice to use old lenses, but wonder of their effectiveness on the Sony. Do you like them over the Olympus OMD camera line?

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Jul 19, 2019 00:43:16   #
suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ
 
Consider a Fuji XT-3 with the new 16-80 mm lens which is considered lightweight. You can use your Nikon lenses via adapter on Fuji or you could pick up a couple of excellent Fuji primes which are very lightweight and weather resistant and sell the Nikon ones.

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Jul 19, 2019 03:31:06   #
rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin
 
suntouched wrote:
Consider a Fuji XT-3 with the new 16-80 mm lens which is considered lightweight. You can use your Nikon lenses via adapter on Fuji or you could pick up a couple of excellent Fuji primes which are very lightweight and weather resistant and sell the Nikon ones.

Great ideas! In that same vein, take a look at the Fuji X-T30. Lots of choices suggested for you.

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Jul 19, 2019 04:39:55   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


Olympus and Panasonic 4/3rds cameras will save you the most size, weight, and cost. Tha APS-Cs like Fuji will save you size, weight, and cost over full frame, but will fall short of the 4/3rds Olympus and Panasonic in those three categories. The Fuji is still worthwhile looking at and is loved by many of our fellow UHHs. But there are some of us that also know how easy it is to travel around with our 4/3rds cameras even more so than Fuji. It will still come down to whatever meets your needs and preferences.

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Jul 19, 2019 04:57:46   #
wdross Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


As far as Olympus is concerned, try looking at the E-M5 mkII and E-M1 mkII matched with the Olympus 12-100 f4 Pro IS lens. These are two of the very best camera / lens combinations for travel of any format. These two combos will cover 90% to 95% of all shots without needing a tripod. They will fit in a space of about 4" X 6" X 10" and should come in under 4 pounds. Since they are weatherproof, you can go shooting in rain with no worries about protecting the cameras. Not the cheapest combos, but cheaper than the full frame and APS-C systems of similar capability and angle of view.

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Jul 19, 2019 06:53:39   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


D7500 weighs 1.1 lbs
Sony A6500 weighs 1 lb
Olympus OM-D-E M10 Mk III weighs .9 lbs

So you are willing to change a camera in order to lose 1-2 ounces in weight? Really?

Besides, all the weight is in the lens, as you will find out. The winner might be the Olympus system lenses because they are physically smaller than APS-C lenses for the Nikon or Sony.

BTW, I would hardly call a 1.1 lb camera a "brick"

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Jul 19, 2019 07:21:19   #
BebuLamar
 
Olympus OMD-EM-1X.

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Jul 19, 2019 07:33:44   #
cochese
 
Glass is where the weight and size are. If you go to a smaller body but still an APS-C sensor format the lenses will be the same size and weight. If you truly want to reduce size and weight look into Olympus and Panasonic M43 systems. I wnet from a Canon APS-C system to Olympus. Some of the Pro series lenses are larger. I reduced the size of my body about 25% and the size of my lenses by about 50%. Do some research. I went with the flagship body, but they have much smaller lighter bodies. And the glass is stellar. Even the "kit" lenses perform extremely well.

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Jul 19, 2019 08:13:40   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
You can’t go wrong with the Sony 6000 range offerings. Take a look at the deer shot I posted (Some Nature from This Morning) today--55-210 handheld at about 350 yards. The cameras are lightweight, easy to use, and sharp! Entry-level cameras are good enough for me, and this one blows my Canon SL1 away.

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Jul 19, 2019 08:18:23   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


What do you want to do with it? Landscape? Portraits? Action/wildlife? Concerts/events?

A camera is a tool. Decide on the job and then pick the tool, not the other way around.

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Jul 19, 2019 08:27:49   #
Cwilson341 Loc: Central Florida
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


Just a couple of month ago, I wanted a small, lightweight system for travel and walk around. I can carry my Nikons but after a while on your feet, the weight takes a toll. I settled on a Sony a6400 with a couple of lenses that cover pretty much everything I need for travel. It is an aps-c camera that has great autofocus. The quality it produces is excellent and it is delightfully light weight-both camera and lenses.

There are a lot of excellent choices and I'm only saying this was the right one for me.

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Jul 19, 2019 09:40:21   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
BebuLamar wrote:
Olympus OMD-EM-1X.


This weighs 2x what his current camera weighs.

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Jul 19, 2019 09:58:20   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
schneiss wrote:
Considering changing brands from Nikon as Im upgrading to a new camera. I have only 2 lenses so im not tied to Nikon. D7500 is a heavy brick. Considering lighter and smaller mirrorless. Maybe Sony or Olympus? Any suggestions?


Lighter/smaller/mirrorless - Sony RX10M4 - For the cost of a mirrorless camera and 2 lenses, you get a camera with the fastest autofocus in the industry, usable ISO range from 64-3200, a fast fixed Zeiss F2.4-F4 lens with an equivalent field of view of 24mm-600mm - not needing to change lenses keeps the sensor clean, 20 mp - all in a 2.5 lb package. You aren't going to get a lighter setup that produces comparable image quality.

I posted some sample images using an RX10M4 and one image taken with an RX10M3 here:

https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-600830-1.html

An Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II with a 12-40 F2.8 and a 40-150, giving you a equivalent range of focal length from 24-300, would weigh in at 3.78 lbs and cost $ 3700 compared to the slightly slower 24-600 F2.4-F4 lens. The difference in image quality may be noticeable but the Sony certainly holds its own.

Everything else being offered up is NOT going to lighten your load appreciably - essentially trading one brick for another. If you want smaller/lighter, without giving too much away in image quality, the Sony is worth considering. I use a D800 and a D810 for most of my shooting, but more and more I grab the Sony and continue to be surprised by it's image quality and handling.

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