My wife recently bought the NEX 6LB with the 16-50mm lens. That is really lightweight and small, the lens contracts by 2cm in the transport position. The sensor is APS-C, it has an electronic viewfinder and at least the out-of-camera jpegs look excellent. And the LCD can be flipped to shoot from the hip by looking down at the LCD.
Steffen Zahn Am 08.08.2013 um 03:58 schrieb Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com>: > 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. -- 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.
