I Am Considering A Purchase (Page 5): This is not technically a good photo by any stretch, I snapped it in the dark with only the moon and the tops of the clouds visible. It was dark...

Dean37 Loc: Fresno, CA

tramsey wrote:

Your not going to like this but take a look at a smart phone, Samsung 9+. DPreview gave it high marks 85%. It has an adjustable aperture and a telephoto lens, plus you get a GPS so you won't get lost.
400 bucks at Amazon

This is not technically a good photo by any stretch, I snapped it in the dark with only the moon and the tops of the clouds visible. It was dark outside.

The Moon is about 1/3 from the left and 1/3 from the bottom.

I used my Motorola Edge+. 108 mp 13-81mm. The sky was completely dark. It has wide angle, "normal" and telephoto lenses.

Not complaining or . . .

Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA

just a thought, have you ever looked at any Ricoh GR. 1,2, or 3 in my opinion the only 2 drawbacks is there no viewfinder, everything is done on the rear screen like live view and a fixed lens, focal length is determined by the model you choose. Hope this helps.

Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA

Imagemine wrote:

just a thought, have you ever looked at any Ricoh GR. 1,2, or 3 in my opinion the only 2 drawbacks is there no viewfinder, everything is done on the rear screen like live view and a fixed lens, focal length is determined by the model you choose. Hope this helps.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

StanMac wrote:

I’ll second that. The current model is the ZS200. A bit bigger than a pack of cigarettes. And has a 1” sensor instead of a 1/2.3.

Stan

Are you tempting me to "upgrade" my little pocket pal?

Nah, If I want more, without going full backpack full of lenses etc. I'll just hang my Sony RX10iv around my neck or in the belt pouch for 35mm film camera with a 300 mm lens I have had since, well, according to our youngest, since the "saber tooth" roamed So. California. With the hook type suspenders to help put some weight on the shoulders, it is as easy to move and function as the gear carrier rig I used in the Army.

davyboy Loc: Anoka Mn.

PHRubin wrote:

It depends a lot on what is most important to you.... (show quote)

He shouldn’t have to worry about sensor size. The m4/3 is plenty big enough to make beautiful pics

Dave H2

I have that phone. Works well. Camera is just ok in my view.

BigOldArt Loc: Seminole, FL

What kind of phone do you have? Is your current phone nearing its 3 year life expectancy? a few X optical zoom + 40some megapixels allows a great deal of cropping to zoom in once you have the file on your computer.

How many ways are you planning to display the pictures? HD TV? 20x20 paper? UHD TV or Monitor? Tablet? 3 x 5 paper?

To whom do you expect to display the pictures?

Are sales involved?

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Imagemine wrote:

just a thought, have you ever looked at any Ricoh GR. 1,2, or 3 in my opinion the only 2 drawbacks is there no viewfinder, everything is done on the rear screen like live view and a fixed lens, focal length is determined by the model you choose. Hope this helps.

Ricoh makes phones ? Thaz news to me. Thanks for the heads up. I have a cheap Ricoh 50/2.8 thaz not half bad on my Z7. All those extra MP really help accentuate its half good side !

Imagemine Loc: St. Louis USA

User ID wrote:

Ricoh makes phones ? Thaz news to me. Thanks for the heads up. I have a cheap Ricoh 50/2.8 thaz not half bad on my Z7. All those extra MP really help accentuate its half good side !

no it's a nice camera! but small

Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mac wrote:

I want to get a small camera to carry in trouser o... (show quote)

I wood still go with the Fujifilm X series, those cameras are made the way cameras are supposed to be made...with metal, even the dials are mand from etched metal!

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Ched49 wrote:

I wood still go with the Fujifilm X series, those cameras are made the way cameras are supposed to be made...with metal, even the dials are mand from etched metal!

Amen ! I can always sort out the metal camera photos from the plastic. Acoarst Fuji has no choice in the matter cuz the X-Trans sensor requires a metal camera. But then, you already knew that, and it clearly shows in your pix.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Ched49 wrote:

I wood still go with the Fujifilm X series, those cameras are made the way cameras are supposed to be made...with metal, even the dials are mand from etched metal!

Panasonic's pro models are also built with die-cast magnesium alloy chassis. They are mostly metal, extremely rugged, and weather sealed. Our GH models are as rugged as the Nikon F3s I beat the hell out of in the 1980s.

Used to be, I thought Nikons were tanks, Canons were Jeeps, and other cameras were cars. But the industry has changed, and most brands make really solid gear now, at least at the high ends of their ranges.

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

burkphoto wrote:

Panasonic's pro models are also built with die-cast magnesium alloy chassis. They are mostly metal, extremely rugged, and weather sealed. Our GH models are as rugged as the Nikon F3s I beat the hell out of in the 1980s.

Used to be, I thought Nikons were tanks, Canons were Jeeps, and other cameras were cars. But the industry has changed, and most brands make really solid gear now, at least at the high ends of their ranges.

Bill
What are your thoughts on the Panasonic LUMIX GX85 with either the 12–32mm lens or the 14-42mm lens?

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Mac wrote:

Bill
What are your thoughts on the Panasonic LUMIX GX85 with either the 12–32mm lens or the 14-42mm lens?

Why ask Bill ? $600 for a 2-lens kit. If you dont like it just return it. I bought mine just to get the lenses but the camera proved to be a keeper (and I already had too much m43 gear).

Theres a very important difference between the 12-32 and the 14-42 so study before you buy. The 12-32 lacks any sort of normal MF mode (but Ive always prefered it over the 14-42).

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

User ID wrote:

Why ask Bill ? $600 for a 2-lens kit. If you dont like it just return it. I bought mine just to get the lenses but the camera proved to be a keeper (and I already had too much m43 gear).

Theres a very important difference between the 12-32 and the 14-42 so study before you buy. The 12-32 lacks any sort of normal MF mode (but Ive always prefered it over the 14-42).

Thank you. I have no real experience with m43 so I need all the info I can get.