I wonder if she wants an SLR because she had one, and she falls in the age group for which the SLR was the best camera a typical consumer would own. That's fine if she really want one, but I'd have her read this short article from Thom Hogan.
<http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/where-were-headed.html> As I get older I get tired of carrying my SLR and associated equipment. A few weeks ago I bought the Sony RX100iii. It fits in my pocket and does the majority of what I want to do. So far the bigger cameras haven't been taken from the shelf. I have a feeling this camera will do for anything that doesn't force me to get out the tripod. If I go through the trouble of taking a tripod, I may as well grab the camera bag that has the SLR and lenses. Same goes for lighting equipment. If I'm setting up a portrait shoot, I'll use the D800 because it does such a good job of remotely controlling the speedlights. A quote from Hogan: "The DSLR comes out of the bag for: extreme wide angle landscape, sports, and wildlife. That’s about it" If someone wants a "good camera" and doesn't have a specific reason for wanting an SLR, a camera like this is what I would recommend. Or If I was going to by a camera for my adult kids, that was going to be the "family" camera, it wouldn't be an SLR. It would be something like one of these. gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 9:26 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > On May 19, 2015, at 4:50 AM, Sandy Harris <sandyinch...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>> I've suggested the Olympus Pen E-PL7 to several folks in similar situations >>> so far. All who bought one have reported being very satisfied. >> >> I'd say micro 4/3 is the obvious choice; Olympus and Panasonic each >> have at least half a dozen bodies & a good range of lenses. Adapters >> for her Canon FD lenses are readily available, from around $10 for >> cheap Chinese (reports I have seen are mixed) up to near $200, e,g. >> https://www.cameraquest.com/adp_micro_43_fd.htm >> >> My pick of bodies, assuming budget will stand it, would be the Pany >> GX7 which is the only Pany with in-body stabilisation. > > Having worked with both Panasonic and Olympus bodies extensively, I've > settled on Olympus—and particularly for adapting other system's lenses. I > like their customizability and controls more. I have both E-M10 and E-PL7 > now, and both have terrific in-body IS and in-body JPEG rendering when I > choose to use it. The E-PL7 with VF-4 fitted has a nicer viewfinder than the > GX7 to my eye. > > But I do like the GX7 body quite a lot. And Panasonic just announced the G7 > as well, if someone likes the Panasonic idiom more and wants a more SLR like > shape. They're all pretty darn good performers. And, depending upon exactly > what camera and lens features the buyer is interested in, there's a body and > lens kit that will suit nearly any desire in this system, from happy snapper > to pro. :-) > > G > -- > 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.
