On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, tom wrote: > There are 2 types of p+s I'd like. One is the small, pocketable, > take-it-anywhere type, the other is the larger "serious" type. > > I'd take a Pentax for the former and a G5 for the latter *except* that > they just don't go wide enough. Digital p+s' in particular seem to > suffer from tele-itis.
Yeah, it's hard to find good wide angles. Nikon's 5400 ain't bad, though. The G5 type is a class that's extremely popular with people who don't want the size, weight and cost of a DSLR, but I tend to polarize my preferences. If I have a p&s, I want it to be as small as possible, as long as the image quality doesn't completely suck. If I want good quality shots, I'll probably just go all the way and get a DSLR. > One more thing...with digital sensor sizes, it seems to me there's an > opportunity for a new class of p+s, a fixed lens camera with a seriously > fast lens. How about a p+s with a 28mm f/1.4? Maybe another with a > 85/1.4? I could do a whole wedding with those 2 cameras. Marketed > correctly they'd fill the niche occupied by the Contax T3, Minolta TC-1 > and Ricoh GR-1. This is a super good idea! Can you imagine a digital p&s with maybe 2 or 3 interchangeable high-quality fast lenses? Make it like an old M-series Leica, and I bet you couldn't make enough to meet the demand. chris
