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So we're away to the far east in 2 weeks for a few months. Most things are squared away, but I'm not 100% keen on taking the full-on DSLR given we're going to be travelling light.
Any recommendations for a good quality camera that'll hide away quite well in a rucksack? I'm trying my best to persuade the wife that a GoPro takes good photos, but my words are meeting a wall of silence.
For a small dslr Sony a33, a35 or a55.
For even smaller but similar quality: Sony Nex or a Panasonic or Olympus m4/3.
Budget will come into it.
Looking at £250 tops.
Olympus epl 1 on amazon for 250
Loving mine
Pana GF2 for similar prices, also G2s and other IIRC - see hotukdeals.
Fuji HS20 EXR - £270
2nd best bridge camera in this months Digital Photo mag, the best was £480 (canon).
Not dslr standard but a lot cheaper, much bigger zoom range than a dslr and kit lens, no lens changing faff and better than most compacts for quality.
Got a bridge, Pana' Lumix FZ35 or 36 :P, well made, though image quality could be better at the full 22x optical zoom...
Though I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a light portable and very well made bridge camera, though I'm lusting after a proper DSLR!
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[url= http://www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk/g/42/Compact-System-Cameras.html ]SRS Microsystems[/url] have e-pl1s for £249 or gf2s for £269.
You will get excellent results but the kit lens just gives you a 'normal' zoom range, unlike something like the Lumix FZ35 which won't give the same results but does give you a telephoto zoom too.
Lots of food for thought. Thanks. Do any of them look particularly unattractive? I've been told to expect [i]something[/i] to be nicked whilst we're there, and I'd rather it wasn't a new camera.
Panasonic LX-5 perhaps. 'Tis a compact, but a very good compact.
What about this [url= http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/samsung-ex1-camera ]Samsung EX1[/url] in the classifieds?
canon s100
Canon S95 (cheap as end of line at the mo)
That ex-1 looks good, but not much zoom
Something like a panasonic tz7. Loads of zoom small size
my niece the tz3 (still great) for under a £100 ebay
IMHO get a pandasonic superzoom (like the tz) and a canon ixus off ebay. Anything over 5MP will be fine (except some newer 12 mp one)
you'll be covered against loss breakage and theftbt taking 2
Olympus XZ-1
If you had the cash, I'd go for the GF1.
Unfortunately having a DSLR/LX3 and bridge, really can't justify another.
The LX3 (LX5 is current model) is very nice for a compact. Providing you don't need any big telephoto, I found it an excellent travel camera. Had it on the bars of my KTM690 in a waterproof cover and was taking pictures while touring around Europe.
I've got an older version of the panasonic bridge and am pretty happy with that too; though the LX3 (new version is LX5) definitely trumps it on image quality and I love the view the 24mm equivalent lens gives.