I’ve long followed this forum and rely on the generosity and wisdom of participants. So thanks in advance – and I’ll try to be brief (never my strong suit…). I'm a serious non-professional who started with digital with a CP990. My work is
hereI am considering selling my old and well-used Nikon D90 and 3-4 lenses to replace it with something lighter and with higher image quality. I have a Sony RX100 (not the II) and I am blown away by the image quality and the ability to carry it anywhere and I'd like to emulate those benefits in an even more capable camera. The two big problems with the RX100 – first, I simply cannot comfortably frame with the LCD; and I generally like to shoot both longer and wider than the range of its fixed lens.
I was completely taken with the XE-2. The kit lens is fine as far as it goes and I can see that the lenses I'd want are available (pricey but available). But when I tried the 55-200mm, the kit gets kinda big. That brought me to the RX10. It’s a fixed lens but the range works better for how I shoot. But it ain’t so small itself and of course the lens is what it is.
I know you can’t figure this out for me but any ideas about how to think about this would be useful. Are there other cameras I should consider? Maybe even the Nikon D7100, is it light enough? Are there other Fuji zooms that are lighter? Not sure why I eliminated the OMD series but I am taken with the Fuji… As I said, any thoughts greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Marc