It's well known that I'm not overly enamored of the Fuji cameras. If you're used to an *ist DS, I find it's a difficult job to get that quality out of any small-sensor camera.
My 'easy carry for travel' fixed lens camera is the Leica X2, which is a bit on the expensive side, but there are several other cameras in the class (Nikon A, Fuji X100, Ricoh GR, etc) that are also good choices. There are deals available on the Ricoh GXR and A16 24-85mm zoom camera unit too, a fine shooting pair if you don't mind the automation. Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a couple of weekends back: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ Good luck finding what suits YOU best. :-) Godfrey On Aug 7, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Thanks, to all who responded. I checked out all the suggestions. Financial > considerations and my sense of what's gonna work for me in the circumstances > inclined me toward John Sessom's Op-Tech suggestions---actually their > Bino-Cam harness and their stabilizer strap. > > However, I've been having second thoughts about taking the *ist DS, lenses, > batteries, charger, etc., etc. I looked back at Stan Halpin's suggestion of > the WG-3 back when I first asked for advice about a camera for this trip, > that led me to look at other waterproof point and shoots, and then just at > point and shoots. > > At this point I'm being sorely temped by the Fujifilm X10. Would feel a > little guilty about sticking with Pentax, though. > > Who knows what will happen next. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
