Woww hello fellow trekker
thanks for all the advice! Hmm, so it seems an high end compact is good. From all yall's recommendations it seems RX100II is good? The reviews and photos look good. But its abit pricey? S$999?
If we are looking at compact cameras, will Powershot P330 be okay? If im getting compact camera, perhaps my budget is less than $500? Does it work this way? haha.
Yea I agree! Good photos depends more on the person, less on the equipment! But.... Im noob lol.
Anw, I went to Sim lim, and there was this shop that showed me GF3 and EPL3. The photos on GF3 really looks sub-quality, I'm wondering if there was anything done on the camera?! The guy was trying to force us into buying EPL3, and the whole incident turned quit nasty after that. =/ But I was wondering if the image quality i saw on the GF3 was a true representation of the GF series?
May I know where's your fav shop? Hahaha walao sim lim is super scary, never going back again.
hey haha.
I don't go to Sim Lim; I don't have enough guts to play the game there
The shop u patronized prob wanted to clear old stocks.
Can't comment much on the GF3, but it was a camera i bought and sold within a few weeks, i prob didn't know how to maximise its abilities.
U should factor in e price of an extra batt.
I remember u said u most prob will be shooting AUTO, so i gonna go along these lines n assume u prefer great OOC JPEGs. I won't be discussing the models with interchangeable lenses. That direction EPL5/6, EP5, EM5, GX7 will be more than sufficient to fit your needs.
while choosing the 'best' compact FOR ME (in case pple get agitated haha, Disclaimer:
pple have diff needs hence diff tastes k so these pertain to me. I tried almost all the high end compacts w/zoom (TRY meaning use for at least 2 weeks). my verdict is:
x20 : Best handling/ergonomics, OVF info overlay is unique to them and superb. Letdowns are not as fast AF and tends to hunt around in low light. I paid around $700. Not really good with long exposures.
RX100M2 : Largest sensor in compact (Other than RX1) , excellent low light/high ISO performance. a bit too small for me.
Couldn't tahan that u can't use the lens ring as zoom effectively. Complicated menu; my friend and me agreed this is the only model we can 'get lost' in. Telephoto end its f4.9, slower than x20 and DLux6. Good long exposures.
Get ready to skip e EVF if u r going for this as its around $600 alone. I paid around $850. A camera w/great IQ but handling abit sad.
DLux6: My final choice. Pple are debating about this (against LX7) but my 2 cents is this is the camera u gotta shoot JPEG in, not RAW. Buying this to shoot RAW will be silly as RAW output is same as LX7.
Leica's menu, handling and tweaked OOC Jpeg colors are superb. I got an Panasonic EVF for $200. Paid $750 for it.
Best lens/glass out of all the choices.
This is what i'm bringing to Nepal if not my EP5+12-35.
Nikon V and J series + Canon M: never in my consideration at all. Heard the G15 also good, but i never tried it.
final advice is: bro, if u ain't sure what u wan, PM me, i intro u to a shop. Drop my name there n state your needs. They will let u try n feel the cameras until happy then buy. Don't wana buy just say thank u and go off.
or simply : answering your original question on which m4/3 to choose:
EM5+12-50/3.5-6.3 following most recommendations here
Getting a 2nd hand one from BnS shouldn't go beyond your budget. If u r willing to spend a bit more, get the 12-35/2.8 for lens instead.
