Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: eronald on July 04, 2013, 06:49:50 am
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I really wonder what people are doing - so I might as well ask!
Edmund
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I'm using an iPhone because it's almost always in my pocket.
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I've got an almost never used Ricoh GX200. I usually take my D700 everywhere, though a Fujifilm XE1 is in my sights, once SWMBO is persuaded.
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It depends:
- Sony RX100 when size really matters (it is my always in my bag camera),
- Sigma DP2m when there is plenty of light and image quality is important,
- Nikon V2 when something moves.
Cheers,
Bernard
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Canon S90 or iPhone 5...the S90 shoots raw (and I've used some of the shots in my books).
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Leica, series M. So I suppose that counts as a mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera.
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sony Nex 7
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Fuji X100s.
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Sony RX100.
BR
Erik
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Canon G1X
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Fuji XE-1
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Canon S95, since my G10 died.
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Olympus Pen, I also have a manual adaptor for my Canon EF lenses which is quite novel.
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Panasonic Lumix LX7
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RX 100, very happy to have it when the 24-105 packed up on my last trip - impressed with IQ
at $299 from B&H i'm going to try the EOS M with 22mm - if it works buy the lens adapter
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µ4/3 set for me (EPL1 + some lenses).
The phone's camera got some use when I forgot to take anything else, but it's really a last resort.
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Canon G11. Perhaps a bit dated, but does a great job.
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My current go-to small camera is the RX-1. I guess that counts as a compact.
Jim
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RX100, the "always with" camera, very occasionally the OM-D.
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X100s
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Hi,
For me, the alternative is a small camera I can put in my pocket. It needs to have zoom.
A small camera with interchangable lens is interesting. An up to date version of Leica could be a real alternative. What I see is is:
- EVF built in
- Live view at actual pixels anywhere in the image
- A decent selection of lenses including zooms
My alternate camera right now is a Hasselblad 555 ELD with a P45+ digital back, I guess I go in the other direction?
Best regards
Erik
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V1 here. I'm not sure whether I'm sticking with this or not, but for the time being it's good enough.
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Fuji X-Pro 1, carry it with me everyday. Great camera.
Alan
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RX-1
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Canon G1x
Panasonic GX-1
Rollie 35, an old habit
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The OM-D EM5 is my main camera. I also just picked up an X-E1 for M-mount lens use. Both systems meet my needs & desires c. 2013: small, light, fine & dandy IQ, fun to use.
The only SLRs I use these days are of the film variety. Primarily a Contax Aria and a Pentax MX...both also small & light.
-Dave-
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Pentax MX-1
Brilliant for macro up mountains.
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Canon S95.
Phil
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panasonic gh3
I tried various others but they were too small and 'fiddly' for my hands and fingers
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My RX100 goes everywhere with me.
It is light enough and small enough not to be noticeable in my cycling jersey pocket, too.
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Canon EOS-M
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A 30D - it's smaller than my 5DII.
Seriously, I looked at M43, but I'm not sure that everthing is "all together" yet. A few more generations will improve them a lot I think.
The only advantage for me at present that M43 has is size.
G
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A 30D - it's smaller than my 5DII.
Seriously, I looked at M43, but I'm not sure that everthing is "all together" yet. A few more generations will improve them a lot I think.
The only advantage for me at present that M43 has is size.
G
You've nailed it!!! ;-) size was the question the OP was wondering about ... ;-)
Best, William
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Nikon V1- with 1,8 standard lens
like the 10-60fps very much
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Contax T2 - it's always with me.
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Fuji X-Pro1 with 18-55
Canon G1X
Mark
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My small camera has become my most frequently used camera. It is an Olympus OM-D with a small lens (like the 12mm f/2). For me the infrequent thing is to carry the full-sized SLR. I also have an Olympus TG-2 tough series camera for boating. I have thought about getting an E-PL5 for a smaller knock-around camera, but the OM-D is really quite compact with a small prime on it.
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DP2 Merrill
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Canon S90 goes where my other camera doesn't.
Although to be honest, a K-5 with any number of the small primes I own for it aren't a substantial amount larger.
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Fuji X-100 (drag everywhere camera)
Sigma DP2 & 3 Merrills (Fast becoming addicted to the IQ in spite of quirks & slow handling. Not really "compact" in the sense of small and versatile.)
Rand
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Canon G1X.
Canon EOS M.
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Oly EPL-1 with EVF and kit lens.
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The stats are quite interesting. With 70 voters (a pretty decent sample) 43% are carrying a mirrorless camera as their small backup/pocketable.
Reminds me of some of Thom Hogan's recent discussion of mirrorless marketing trends. It seems that the people buying them are camera enthusiasts and pros, not the general consumer population.
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/what-constitutes-value.html
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Fuji XE-1 with 18-55mm
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DP2M and my tiny splash-proof Olympus Mju II film camera for fun.
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Fuji X20
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The stats are quite interesting. With 70 voters (a pretty decent sample) 43% are carrying a mirrorless camera as their small backup/pocketable.
Reminds me of some of Thom Hogan's recent discussion of mirrorless marketing trends. It seems that the people buying them are camera enthusiasts and pros, not the general consumer population.
http://www.sansmirror.com/newsviews/what-constitutes-value.html
That makes sense to me, because the quailty of run of the mill compacts is so good these days, you only really need to to mirrorless if you are looking for real fast lenses or want to print large (more likely to be the case with the enthusiast or pro), and for that you pay a significant price premium over the compact.
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OM10
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DP2 and 3 Merrills. I'm already addicted.
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I love the pics from the DP's I see posted. But I'm scared of the low ISO. It certainly limits the possibilities.
How do you Merril-philiacs deal with sketchy light?
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Fuji X20, and my OMD EM5 is staying in the bag more often now that improved Xtrans RAW file support is available.
A year ago I would have called the Oly my small camera – it is now my big one.
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Panasonic Lumix GF1 with 20/1.7 lens.
Great lens, camera is okay, blown highlights at times (need to watch dynamic range and exposure in contrasty images).
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Panny GF1 w/PZ 14-42 or LX3 (if wife doesn't have it already)
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Minox 35AL and DP3m ;)
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Sony Nex-5R with Sigma 30mm and 60mm
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My small camera is an Olympus EM5 with the 12-50/3.5-6.3.
(My big camera is the same body with a bigger lens, like the Olympus 12-60/2.8-4 or 50-200/2.8-3.5 SLR lenses.)
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Mirrorless users now make up 60% of respondents. If mirrorless cameras continue to see lackluster sales (particularly in the US), we may find our choices in this space substantially diminished. That could be a problem in a year or three. ...but then again, the advent of cheap video cameras and camera phones will kill still photography before the decade is over, so we will be stuck forever using the same camera we have today....haha.
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OM-D
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Mirrorless users now make up 60% of respondents. If mirrorless cameras continue to see lackluster sales (particularly in the US), we may find our choices in this space substantially diminished. That could be a problem in a year or three. ...but then again, the advent of cheap video cameras and camera phones will kill still photography before the decade is over, so we will be stuck forever using the same camera we have today....haha.
I used the same Hassy and Horseman cameras and lenses for decades, and I'm still on the 1DsIII and 5DII. Quite frankly after riding the upgrade digital train starting with a D100 and then the original 1Ds, I'm quite happy to see the train sitting on the siding for a few years or more.
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Quite frankly aftere riding the upgrade digital train starting with a D100 and hen the original 1Ds, I'm quite happy to see the train sitting on the siding for a few years or more.
so true.
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M Monochrom
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Olympus OMD
Pana Gh3 (2) motion only and Gf1 with 20mm pancake.
Leica M8
BC
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Fuji S9600, as it does still a good job, but i'm looking out for a mirrorless (the Nikon 1V2 is my favourite now)
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Fuji X100s. Maybe also the X-Pro1.
I can not vote, as X100s really does not fall into any category offered... (not really a compact, not interchangeable lens...)
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sigma DP3 Merrill
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I love the pics from the DP's I see posted. But I'm scared of the low ISO. It certainly limits the possibilities.
How do you Merril-philiacs deal with sketchy light?
C
Carry a Sony rx100 in your pocket
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None of the above.
The SLR (with full-sized lenses) is my small camera.
My big camera is a Linhof 617 and a technical field camera with movements.
Mind you, I shoot most things with the SLR, because it's so much more convenient, and you can get better image quality than the large cameras by stitching, if the subject allows you to.
Just waiting for someone to release a medium-format CMOS sensor with good live view that doesn't require the use of ND filters.
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I never got around to getting a pistol grip for my old 8x10. Would've made hand-holding so much easier...
Eric M.
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I never got around to getting a pistol grip for my old 8x10. Would've made hand-holding so much easier...
Eric M.
A tripod and a sturdy head makes a perfectly good over-the-shoulder grip!
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None of the above.
The SLR (with full-sized lenses) is my small camera.
My big camera is a Linhof 617 and a technical field camera with movements.
Mind you, I shoot most things with the SLR, because it's so much more convenient, and you can get better image quality than the large cameras by stitching, if the subject allows you to.
Just waiting for someone to release a medium-format CMOS sensor with good live view that doesn't require the use of ND filters.
You CAN vote. "I just use the SLR for everything".
Please vote.
Edmund
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Fuji X-E1
Leica M8
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Sony RX100
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Canon G1X. It's rarely far from me and is very capable. There are times when I just use my iPhone and don't feel I've short-changed myself.
Don
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Micro Four Thirds. Currently the Panasonic GX1.
Maybe soon, the GX7. ::)
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Fuji x100s and x-pro one. I even do paid staff with them.
I have become highly excited with these two cameras as well as my old x100.
Emotionally attached like a kid with its first teddy bear...
have not felt like like this with any slr all these years.
Too emotional? Maybe, but I know others who fall in love with the x series too.
Its all in the viwefinder
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Dp1M or DP2M
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i voted "mirrorless".
the gx1 is actually the camera i use the most.
the SLR comes out for "special occasions" where i really need its advantages. in all other cases, m4/3 is just so much more convenient.
i also have a waterproof panasonic compact, just to have something always with me that's really hard to destroy ;)
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Nikon V1 (evf and speed of focus and electronic shutter)
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GX1, G1X, X-Pro, XE1, RX1, RX100, LX7 ... has anyone ever heard of a camera with the letter Y in it's name?
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... has anyone ever heard of a camera with the letter Y in it's name?
Mamiya, Yashica... But that's not what you meant, is it? You mean the model? Hmm...
Yashica Lynx
Yashica Super YXL-100
Yashica Super YXL-1
Mamiya Ruby
Mamiya Myrapid
Mamiya Mammy
Kodak Brownie Hawkeye
Pretty thin on the ground.
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... has anyone ever heard of a camera with the letter Y in it's name?
And here's an early one:
The original Hawk-eye cameras were made by the Boston Camera Co., which was taken over by Blair Camera Co. in 1890, in turn taken over by Eastman Kodak in 1899. This is the reason why there's no Hawk-eye No. 1 in the Kodak list: that camera, a 4×5 inch plate camera, was made by the original company. (http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Hawk-eye_No._2)
Jim
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Pana GH2
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Sony DSC-RX100
Excellent compact camera except for slow aperture on longer focals and mediocre stabilization.
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Olympus OMD EM5.
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Fuji X-E1
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Fuji X100s. Maybe also the X-Pro1.
I can not vote, as X100s really does not fall into any category offered... (not really a compact, not interchangeable lens...)
I voted 'compact' for the X100s. It's a helluva lot more compact than anything else I own. ;D
As I read this thread a couple things are of interest. One is the variety of cameras. The second is the number of people who are now carrying a 'small' camera.
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I voted 'compact' for the X100s. It's a helluva lot more compact than anything else I own. ;D
I had the same problem with how to vote for my Canon G1X. It is very compact for what it is, especially if you take into account sensor size and lens speed, yet when you think of what most people mean by compact, it doesn't really fit. Same for anything else with a big sensor and fixed lens: Leica X1/2/Vario (latter not remotely compact); Sigma DP series; Fuji X100.
Don
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I had the same problem with how to vote for my Canon G1X. It is very compact for what it is, especially if you take into account sensor size and lens speed, yet when you think of what most people mean by compact, it doesn't really fit. Same for anything else with a big sensor and fixed lens: Leica X1/2/Vario (latter not remotely compact); Sigma DP series; Fuji X100.
Don
True. But on this forum, I don't think a lot of people are carrying around little P&S automatics as a matter of course. So, in that context, I figured the Compact category fit.
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True. But on this forum, I don't think a lot of people are carrying around little P&S automatics as a matter of course. So, in that context, I figured the Compact category fit.
Fair call!
Don
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X100 but it is mostly confined to travel and zone focused street duties.
I switch from a dslr only as last resort which is usually because a dslr is inappropriate in the situation, mirorless camera just are not there yet in terms of speed and ease of use. If a picture is worth taking it is usually also worth the effort to doing it on the highest quality camera I own too.
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Just today took delivery of a Sony RX100M2, it is the successor of my trusty go anywhere put anywhere take anywhere amazing RX100. It can now do off camera flash and see in the dark.
My Sony goes boldly where my D800 equipment has not gone before (well because of size and weight that is) ;D
Jaap
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I pretty much agree with Markt. i want good, printable images in a variety of conditions (including low light) from an inconspicuous camera that's small enough so it doesn't get left behind. tried Panasonic 4/3 with collapsing zoom which blurred between about 1/30 and 1/200. just sent back EOS M after Canon announced the wide zoom is not for US and B@H put the Canon lens adapter on special order - looks like Canon is giving up on mirrorless in the US without out even attempting to sell a competitive camera supported by a selection of lenses (if they re-consider, so will I as i would love to have a Canon mirrorless as a backup).
so while i wait to see what the next generation brings i'll continue to enjoy my remarkable Sony RX100
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I click pictures from my iPhone 5. Always with me.
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Sony Nex 6 w/16-50. The more I use it, the more I like it. It's a giant in functionality and IQ in relation to its size.
Eduardo
Havana, Cuba.
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Sigma DP1M, DP2M and DP3M
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A Canon S90 was my previous 'to hand' camera, but I've just bought a RX100 instead.
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iPhone 4S. ;)
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Fujifilm X-Pro1 with their 14mm f/2.8, for street photography only. Haven't come to any definite conclusions as to how much I like it. It's may be just a temporary fill-in until my Leica 240 arrives (who knows when!)
Merrill
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iPhone 5
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Fuji X Pro1 + 2 zooms.
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X-Pro 1 with the original 3 fixed focal length lenses, and otherwise the iPhone 4s.
Still pondering if it is worth replacing my Canon G10 with a newer P&S, though, as it is smaller than my Fujifilm kit.
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I went for a Sony, Fuji or Olympus today. I came back with a CoolPix A. Really really nice. What did it for me was the ease of use, excellent quality and above all. It actually does fit in my backpocket!!
pretty sure I will get a DP2M or/and DP3M too :)
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Sony RX 100. Really happy with it.
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I use a Canon s100. Very nice camera for the cost and the size. It is a compromise in many areas over my Canon 7d, but that is expected because of, well...the cost and the size.
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A couple of shots taken with my Olympus Mju II + Ilford XP2 or Fuji Superia 400
(http://www.mkuhlmann.net/DP3-LL/05300028.jpg)
(http://www.mkuhlmann.net/DP3-LL/05300035.jpg)
(http://www.mkuhlmann.net/DP3-LL/05370006.jpg)
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Canon Powershot A720.
But then my main camera is a MILC, and my SLRs eat film.
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I personally use either my phone (Galaxy Note II) or the Canon Powershot G15.
Depends on the quality of shot I want and who has it. If it's just a basic shot, to document my travel, I will use my phone. If it's a little dark or a need more quality, I will use my G15. If I am alone, I have one on each hip.
If my girlfriend goes with me, she uses the G15, and I have my phone.
Jack
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Sony RX 100. I never leave home without it.