Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.
tomad
Loc: North Carolina
To get a camera with good low light capability you have to go to a camera with a bigger sensor and more control than a basic point and shoot. The Panasonic ZS100 would be my recommendation. It's pretty good in low light, can be used in a point and shoot mode yet has controls of most pro cameras if needed, and has a 250mm zoom. There are others but this is the most bang for the buck imho.
"The Panasonic ZS100 would be my recommendation."
Me too. The lens can go as far at f/2.8. My wife has one. She has great results. I have the Panasonic LX100 with an even wider lens at f/1.7. Both have 1" sensors which is about at big as you can get in a point-n-shoot.
quigsby wrote:
Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.
I won't comment on anything I don't own. I find my Canon G7X Mark II to fit your bill, though it doesn't have the longest zoom on the block.
MikeMck
Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay
quigsby wrote:
Anyone use a good point and shoot that has maybe a 2.8 mm yet a little zoom to boot. My friend has a Canon G10 power-shot currently and want to step up.
I use a Sony RX10 IV. I shoot alot of stage plays, no flash, of course. I find the images, at ISO of 3400 to be exceptional. I like the Sony product so well, I sold all my Canon gear to finance the purchase. The only drawback is the cost, $1,700. Of course it is all you need. Good luck.
I recently sold a G10. It was a fine camera, but I found it to be a little too bulky if also carrying a DSLR.
I am replacing it with a S95 (used) with a f2.0 lens. Have not received it yet, so can not comment on how I like it.
Note that I also have a small Fuji F70EXR that has a 10X lens and takes great pix. However, lens is too slow for for indoor shots w/o flash.
I assume Mike McK refers to Sony DSC RX100Miv, but Isecond his point. Though a Canon shooter, I chose the Sony DSC 100 miii as a backup for my upcoming trip. It is almost identical fearures with a 1.8 lens at the wide focal point but at a lower price point.
I use a Sony RX100 M3..........short end of zoom, 24mm. f:1.8..........long end, 70mm. f:2.8 Seems to meet all your parameters.........sadly this model has been superseded by 2 newer ones that have a longer zoom therefore slower
f: stop, I would imagine a used one would be readily available. I love mine. Lens is amazingly sharp, a zeiss .vario-sonnar. The one drawback,.........the camera does too much, a bit of overkill for me. Strongly advise the purchase of
Alex S. White's guide book to the camera. It's really the Bible.
Actually the RX 100 M3 is still available new. As for the instruction book, I prefer David Busch’s book. Much more informative for what is a faily complicated camera, particularly its AF system!
MadMikeOne
Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
MikeMck wrote:
I use a Sony RX10 IV. I shoot alot of stage plays, no flash, of course. I find the images, at ISO of 3400 to be exceptional. I like the Sony product so well, I sold all my Canon gear to finance the purchase. The only drawback is the cost, $1,700. Of course it is all you need. Good luck.
The Sony RX10 iv is a bridge camera, and is substantially larger than a point & shoot. However, it is an excellent camera.
garygrafic wrote:
I use a Sony RX100 M3..........short end of zoom, 24mm. f:1.8..........long end, 70mm. f:2.8 Seems to meet all your parameters.........sadly this model has been superseded by 2 newer ones that have a longer zoom therefore slower
f: stop, I would imagine a used one would be readily available. I love mine. Lens is amazingly sharp, a zeiss .vario-sonnar. The one drawback,.........the camera does too much, a bit of overkill for me. Strongly advise the purchase of
Alex S. White's guide book to the camera. It's really the Bible.
I use a Sony RX100 M3..........short end of zoom, ... (
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Sorry but the RX100M4, RX100M5, RX100M5a all use the same 24-70 1.8-2.8 lens.
The RX100M6 24-200 2.8-4.5uses a longer slower lens.
MikeMck
Loc: Southern Maryland on the Bay
whitehall wrote:
I assume Mike McK refers to Sony DSC RX100Miv, but Isecond his point. Though a Canon shooter, I chose the Sony DSC 100 miii as a backup for my upcoming trip. It is almost identical fearures with a 1.8 lens at the wide focal point but at a lower price point.
No,, its a RX10 IV.
It is not a point and shoot as such, it is a bridge camera, but it works for me.
The Canon G7X MKII has 1.8-2.8, 24-100mm, 1 inch sensor, is great. It is my go-to everyday camera now. I have tried others with longer zoom, but found them to be too soft and distorted at end of range and I realized I do not use long range as much. If I shoot birds and distant wildlife, I usually know in advance and carry the DSLR just for those opportunities; which are less than normal for me. The G7X is a great travel companion—always there, dependable low light and great resolution. The menus are intuitive and way less complicated which I did not always find in some other p&s cameras. Although I would like a viewfinder, the LCD is good enough in bright light that it is not a handicap for me. The tilt and touch LCD is excellent. Can be found on Amazon with number of accessories for <$600.
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