I'm starting to shop for a camera to replace my Nikon D7200 DSLR for a trip next summer. I'll mostly be shooting landscape photos, but I want decent video performance as well. As always, I'll have my iPhone 15 PM with me, but I think I'll get better results and have more control with a dedicated camera. From other comments here, it seems like mirrorless is the way to go, and I'd like to stay under $2k, including lens(es). TIA!
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Maybe this lens?
and this body?
These are used prices and add up to about $2k. (I buy stuff from keh all the time. They are legit.) There may be better 3rd party lenses, and if you can get away with a prime lens (say a 24mm) you may be able to do better.
and this body?
These are used prices and add up to about $2k. (I buy stuff from keh all the time. They are legit.) There may be better 3rd party lenses, and if you can get away with a prime lens (say a 24mm) you may be able to do better.
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Or a compact, a good one for $2k or even less
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This is my favorite travel camera:
Sensor isn’t huge, but the camera is fast as hell, has a nice zoom range, fits in your pocket, and takes great photos as long as you aren’t looking to take professional portraits. If I could only bring one camera on a trip with me, it’d probably be this one.
Sensor isn’t huge, but the camera is fast as hell, has a nice zoom range, fits in your pocket, and takes great photos as long as you aren’t looking to take professional portraits. If I could only bring one camera on a trip with me, it’d probably be this one.
Thanks. I like the idea of a pocket-sized camera - easier on hikes than over-the-shoulder. I don't need it for awhile, so I'm going to keep looking around and see what's released in the next five or six months.
I've read a lot of speculation about whether Sony will release an updated version of the RX100 VII, since the current one has been around since 2019. Most of the videos from this year are just clickbait, with no solid information. It seems that manufacturers are uncertain whether the P&S market will remain viable, since phone cameras have improved so much. But at least I have time to decide.
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They just released an update to the RX1 that surprised everyone, so you never know. Honestly there isn’t much to improve on the Rx100 at this point. Battery life could be improved, and the lens could be faster (but they still sell older RX100 models that have faster lenses with less zoom. Physics is such that, in a body that small, you can’t have a huge zoom range and a very fast lens, so you have to choose).
I suppose they can make incremental sensor improvements, etc., but I don’t think they’re in a hurry to update. Unlike the RX1, which was seriously lagging the competition, the RX100 doesn’t really have much competition. The alternatives may offer slightly better lenses, but in exchange they take up more space or have less zoom. And none of them focus as fast as the RX100 (it’s amazingly fast - as fast as my Sony A1).
