P.S. When I bought the used PL lens, it came with a Panasonic GX9 attached to it. It has proven to be a really good little camera, especially for street work.

Some people are wary of MFT but I have been more than pleased so far with both the quality and the price. Dumped all my heavy Canon gear (along with those awful bridge things), and I haven't looked back.

My 2 cents: Bridge cameras can be tricky -- they do offer some superzoom lenses but at a cost, and I don't necessarily mean money. They offer limited ranges of shutter speeds and apertures, which in turn limits focus ability. So, plan to use them on bright, sunny days. Also, be wary of the super-duper superzoom such as is found on the Nikon p1000 -- with the lens at full extension the center of gravity shifts from the camera body to some point out on the lens, which cannot be adequately supported and firmed, even on a tripod. You will likely have to buy a Lim's plate (which doesn't always compensate) or will have to jury-rig something (like a cut-up Manfrotto 293) in order to provide the stabilization needed to get goo shots. Lastly, remember that the "superzoom" of those superzoom lenses is computed, based on a very tiny (less than 1") sensor, so what you are getting is an effective FOV, not an actual one (this makes a difference when trying to maintain clarity when enlarging a photo).

I've heard good things about the Sony RX10vi, but you will pay over $1k for it with only a 600mm EFOV (1" sensor, 2.7 crop factor), but I am done with bridge cameras after spending well over $1K for a Nikon p1000 and never getting anything that I would consider a keeper, even with the Manfrotto support. I do have a Nikon p900, but I don't use it very often, and if I do I don't use it at full extension. Plus it does not have RAW capability; even though the upgrade the p950 does, the additional weight is not worth the benefit to me.

What I did after I sold that piece-of-trash p1000, was invest in some good MFT gear. I spent about the same amount of money, just over $1K, for a used Olympus OMD-EM5iii plus a PL 100-300 lens. The crop factor of 2 is better than that of a bridge camera, and there is no issue of the center of gravity changing with lens extension. So, for the same money I have a camera and lens combination that gives me a full range of shutter speeds and apertures PLUS many other features, such as an amazing IBIS system, the best color array ever, the ability to do in-camera raw processing -- the list goes on and on.

I have since added the EM1iii and the new 100-400 Olympus lens, and I consider it the best money I have ever spent on camera gear. Pricewise it was the cost of two Sony bridge cameras, but I get so much more for the money.

Best wishes to you

I found it by doing a google search. I can't put the URL here, UHH won't let me, but you can easily find it by searching for microsoft picture-it software informer dot com

I heard somewhere around $6700.00 hard-earned US dollars.

Thanks for the info.

following this thread with interest -- would like to know, can you use Oly or PL lenses on the Fuji XP 1 ? or do they have to be Fuji lenses?

male chauvinist pig!

On leather? Vinegar. Wipe it down with white vinegar (don't soak it, just wipe it), and when it's dry thinly apply some hand cream, the thick kind that comes in a jar, not a lotion that comes in a bottle). Look for the cream that has urea in the ingredients. Then buff with a soft cloth.

We used this approach on antique leather at a museum I worked at once.

"Best seller" quizzes don't really measure the abilities of the camera, what they really measure is the effectiveness of the advertising.

Sue, who traded in ALL of her Canon gear for an Olympus EM1iii and EM5iii which wear a PL 100-300 and/or an Oly 100-400 when birding and an assortment of smaller and ultra-sharp Oly lenses when on the street.

I keep my car camera in an insulated lunch bag. On hot summer days I keep the bag in an empty food cooler, much like you would do to insulate groceries.

On cooler days I wrap the bag in an extra jacket (in case I need it!) and on hotter days I wrap it in towels.

And lock my car when I leave it!

Of course, I take everything (camera, handbag, etc) out of the car overnight. Just sayin

This^^^^^

Well, there are 11 pages here, and I don't know who is interested in slushing through them, but I think the OPP is wrong. Those of us tho take jpg photos are NOT all "snapshot" fans.

If the OP had the right camera, he would find that he could "postprocess" IN the camera. I can't post the URL here, but Rockynook has a good article that the OP should read. Then he should get himself an Olympus.

In part, it says "The [Olympus] E-M1 gives you a fully featured post-processing system that you can use without a computer. You can shoot RAW images, or JPEG+RAW images, and later post-process the RAW image in the camera and save the processed image to the memory card. RAW Data Edit allows you to convert a file from RAW to JPEG in-camera."

I always wondered what those "tumors" were. . . thanks!

no, no one called and no one emailed. And if hey had I would have asked, how can a three-month-old camera have dust in any part of it? I don't live in a desert, and I know how to take care of my gear.

Thank you for this, Rongo. I saved your post for future reference,

Sue (still a newbie)