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Good value digital compact camera

Anonymous Thu 21 Sep 2017 15:42:59 No.3155222 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>3155237 >>3156249 >>3159612 >>3160004 >>3160156

What is the best value digital compact camera.

Requirements:
It should be reasonable small so it can be carried around.
Be able to take photos high quality.
No privacy issues out of the box. No wifi, gps or bluetooth et.c.

Bonus:
Looks good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Sep 2017 16:07:43 No.3155237 Report

Quoted By: >>3155943

>>3155222
I like that camera, would like it I suppose. because its coming affordable now.
but being stuck shooting in 23mm would I think suck.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Sep 2017 16:09:46 No.3155239 Report

Quoted By: >>3155250

Damn modern digital cameras look like that?
When did companies up their game?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Sep 2017 16:23:44 No.3155250 Report

Quoted By: >>3155937 >>3155938

>>3155239
wait till you have one in your hads. they feel like fucking shit, like a literal toy that will break apart anytime.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 21 Sep 2017 16:26:42 No.3155252 Report

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Definitely the Ricoh GR (no clue what gen). They have an APSC sensor.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 22 Sep 2017 18:26:15 No.3155935 Report

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i love my x100s. got it $500 used great condition. the screen in the view finder is really cool. and if prime lenses bug you, just use your body to zoom. cons: always carry a spare battery.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 22 Sep 2017 18:32:35 No.3155937 Report

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>>3155250
Nah tho. It's light, but sturdy as fuack.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 22 Sep 2017 18:33:50 No.3155938 Report

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>>3155250
Nah tho. It's light, but sturdy as fuck.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 22 Sep 2017 18:47:00 No.3155943 Report

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>>3155237
You can mod it with an 18 and 35. Kills the size though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 07:04:34 No.3156208 Report

Quoted By: >>3156247 >>3159152

Is the X100T worth the extra money over the 100S? I assume the 100S is better/worth the upgrade over the first model X100.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 09:40:29 No.3156247 Report

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>>3156208
Yea. The auto focus was vastly improved between the S and the T. The T is basically as fast as the F as well. I feel like the T is the sweet spot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 09:47:39 No.3156249 Report

Quoted By: >>3156257 >>3156304 >>3156331 >>3159162

>>3155222
Newfag here, what is the appeal of this camera?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 10:11:04 No.3156257 Report

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>>3156249
Retro meets modern tech in a small, light package

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 12:42:32 No.3156304 Report

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>>3156249
Large sensor in a small body with a good lens and really good viewfinder.
The fixed focal length isn't for everyone but people who don't shoot wildlife or sports will benefit from a fixed focal length.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 23 Sep 2017 13:55:18 No.3156331 Report

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>>3156249

Small with a large sensor.

Unfortunately the lens sucks, and the autofocus is terrible. ovf isn't for everyone either.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 01:39:06 No.3159152 Report

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>>3156208
ur gay

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 01:41:53 No.3159153 Report

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ez Ricoh GR ii

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 02:15:22 No.3159162 Report

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>>3156249
If you want to shoot street or people or want something pocket sized these fixed lens compacts are your best option really

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 15:34:03 No.3159566 Report

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I bought an X100t like a month and a half ago for a trip I'm on and it's pretty fucking good. It feels hefty and gets pretty decent low light shots. I don't get as much grain as I do with a Canon T5i at higher ISO. The best part is that the film simulations for Jpeg shooting are applicable to RAW files in lightroom, they really put some thought into it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 16:33:46 No.3159589 Report

Quoted By: >>3159595 >>3159597 >>3159942 >>3160004

Let's be clear though. Unless you're a fat American who wear nothing but cargo pants, the X100 isn't pocketable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 16:51:21 No.3159595 Report

Quoted By: >>3159600

>>3159589
It fits in my jacket pocket just fine, but you must be assuming that only pants have pockets. Please take your autism elsewhere.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 16:54:45 No.3159597 Report

Quoted By: >>3159600

>>3159589
It's pocketable in your spring/autumn/winter jacket.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 17:01:50 No.3159600 Report

Quoted By: >>3159613

>>3159597
>>3159595
Well yea. Most people consider the pants pocket the measure of pocketability.
Just don't want people buying this thinking it will fit into a pants pocket.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 17:27:35 No.3159612 Report

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>>3155222
canon eos m.
:^)

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 17:29:47 No.3159613 Report

Quoted By: >>3159667

>>3159600
Nah, you're just stupid and trying to save face.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 18:17:58 No.3159667 Report

Quoted By: >>3159674

>>3159613
And if you don't live in a shitty cold country? Then what? Then it's not pocketable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 18:23:53 No.3159674 Report

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>>3159667
>And if you don't live in a shitty cold country? Then what? Then it's not pocketable.

then it's also not affordable, and you should move on.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:16:16 No.3159824 Report

Quoted By: >>3159827 >>3160004

This is relevant to my interests. I have a DSLR but rarely use it outside of my home as it's so large, I'd gladly use one of these smaller fixed lens cameras but my main concern is with AF. Apparently the X100 sucks in this area so that one's out of the question, what are the zoom lens ones like (X20/30)?

Alternatively are there any similar options from other brands? I'm after decent controls, build quality, obviously image quality, an optical viewfinder would be nice, and as mentioned decent AF is a priority.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:26:12 No.3159827 Report

Quoted By: >>3159832 >>3159924

>>3159824
x100t and x100f should be fine for AF

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:37:54 No.3159832 Report

Quoted By: >>3159842

>>3159827
What about The X100s? It's £100 cheaper than the T (I'm looking at second hand) and even that's pushing it for how much I'd like to spend, ideally I'd like to keep it as close to the £300 that an original X100 would cost. Alternatively there looks to be a few XPro-1's for around that price, but I'm guessing that the cost of a small prime (if there are any) would push that over the cost of an X100s.

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Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:47:47 No.3159842 Report

Quoted By: >>3159846

>>3159832
The X100s was just before the X100 series became worth how much you pay for it. I payed $1100 CAD for my X100t lightly used and it was worth every penny. And not to mention it's a sexy fucking camera.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 28 Sep 2017 23:55:49 No.3159846 Report

Quoted By: >>3159961 >>3160004 >>3160140

>>3159842
Well damn. Do you happen to know whether the X20/30 are any good? The X30 can be had for around the price of an X100 I think and being able to zoom could be handy (I'm not bothered about being limited to a prime though).

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 02:51:19 No.3159924 Report

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>>3159827

x100t has unacceptably slow af still.

Haven't tried the x100f though.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 03:02:13 No.3159929 Report

Quoted By: >>3159962 >>3160004

is the fuji 27mm f2.8 pancake any good or should I just get one of the 23mm or 35mm primes even though they're bigger?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 03:24:53 No.3159942 Report

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>>3159589
>Tfw doesn't for in my skinny jeans
How can I make world changing street photography now?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 04:10:14 No.3159961 Report

Quoted By:

>>3159846
sensorlet

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 04:11:31 No.3159962 Report

Quoted By:

>>3159929
the focus motor whines.
not terribly fast but usable.
sharp wide open.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 07:28:51 No.3160004 Report

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>>3155222
I always recommend the Panasonic LX100. Small and good looking, great performance all around and quite affordable at 400-500 used and around 600 new. Only negative is the lack of tilty sceen, but it hasn't bothered ne that much.

>>3159589
I can fit my xt1+18-55 in my jacket pocket. What kind of camera would even fit comfortably in your pants pockets? Some tiny point&shit? That is a very bad idea anyway. All the lint, sand and other shit is going to destroy it. Source: 4 years as a hardware test engineer for cellular devices.

>>3159824
>>3159846
Don't bother with the x(2/3)0 series. They're fun, but ultimately overpriced and disappointing due to small sensor and ancient tech. Refer to: Panasonic LX100.

>>3159929
It's a typical pancake. Very small but doesn't perform as well as the larger brothers. A bit too expensive as well unless you can get it in a kit. 35/2 will destroy it tho.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 07:32:18 No.3160006 Report

Quoted By: >>3160028 >>3160081

> not recommending the Sony rx100 series

Fucking plebs.

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 09:06:33 No.3160028 Report

Quoted By: >>3160029 >>3160035 >>3160039 >>3160076

>>3160006
I have an RX100 Mk3. It's alright, but I think the image quality is overrated, it's a lot of work to get shots that don't have that small sensor compact camera look, and image quality falls apart really fast over ISO 800 or so. I used to have an original (pre-XTrans) X100 and I think I liked the results better.

Here's an RX100 shot:

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 09:07:56 No.3160029 Report

Quoted By: >>3160035 >>3160039

>>3160028
And here's one from the X100.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 09:26:38 No.3160035 Report

Quoted By: >>3160057 >>3160348

>>3160028
>>3160029
So the sony has better detail at high iso and much better colours?

It's almost like that's exactly what fuji users say the opposite of. Lmao.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 09:44:21 No.3160039 Report

Quoted By: >>3160348

>>3160029
>>3160028

Wait, the Sony looks better though?

Did you mix them up?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 10:52:12 No.3160057 Report

Quoted By: >>3160063

>>3160035
I have both and the x100 is far more capable.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 11:05:40 No.3160063 Report

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>>3160057

>I have both and the x100 is far more capable.

Timestamp or fake news.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 12:05:26 No.3160076 Report

Quoted By: >>3160094 >>3160348

>>3160028
get a used Sony RX1 - gorgeous 35mm Zeiss lens, full frame goodness, and nearly small enough to pocket. Best small camera I have ever owned.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 12:46:40 No.3160081 Report

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>>3160006
Rx100iii is ok if you just shoot idiot modes. Trying to interact with any of the settings is a fucking pain. And that laaaaaaaag, god damned.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 13:19:03 No.3160094 Report

Quoted By: >>3160117

>>3160076

I'd love one, but for that price I could get an a7ii w/ 35mm Zeiss.

In fact, that is what I did. I love the combo.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 13:53:42 No.3160117 Report

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>>3160094
yeah, i had that same struggle - but for me, the RX1 won - there's just something about the combination of the full frame sensor and THAT 35mm Zeiss lens in a very small but rugged body. And when I am shooting street or shooting in sketchy locations, it looks like any other cheap $100 compact digicam. I blacked out the Sony Logo and the RX1 logo on the front, just to make it even more anon....

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 14:36:42 No.3160140 Report

Quoted By: >>3160149

>>3159846
I can't speak for them since I haven't used them before, I'd also recommend looking at some video reviews of the X100t before believing the slow af speed because that's usually stated by people expecting Canon speeds for af, I've never had any problems with the speed. I have had an issue with focusing on low light a couple times but that's on single focus set to point. Other than that it's been an absolute charm to shoot with and shoots better in some conditions than my DSLR.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 14:47:04 No.3160149 Report

Quoted By: >>3160178

>>3160140

I was going to upgrade from my NEX-3 to the x100f, but it was I got my hands on one I found it was too damn slow even compared to my ancient NEX. IQ wasn't really any better than my 16mm pancake either.

Instead I am saving for X-T2 while I wait to see if a7iii will be any good.

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 14:57:35 No.3160156 Report

Quoted By: >>3160160 >>3160173 >>3160203

>>3155222
>x100s
Had this camera, sell it right after buying RX100 m3. It's way smaller, faster and have a lot better AF system.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 15:12:04 No.3160160 Report

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>>3160156
>the numale desk

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 15:45:09 No.3160173 Report

Quoted By: >>3160218

>>3160156
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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 16:11:27 No.3160178 Report

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>>3160149
I've heard that the A7R ii is supposed to be God tier. Price is dropping because of the A9 and A7R iii as well. I'm saving my pennies for the X-Pro2 though, I like the rangefinder style, and I've heard it's supposed to be the cat's ass for the price point.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 16:58:01 No.3160203 Report

Quoted By: >>3160212

>>3160156
Ha hahaha hahahahaha rx100 iii being fast? HAHAHAHAHAHAHEHEHEHAHEHOHHAHIHUHEHAHÖHYHÄHA

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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 17:15:56 No.3160212 Report

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>>3160203
Oy wey, did I say "fast"? It's faster than X100s, also AF is way more accurate. Also white balance is a lot better in RX100 m3

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 17:22:47 No.3160218 Report

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>>3160173
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Anonymous Fri 29 Sep 2017 21:52:28 No.3160348 Report

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>>3160035
>>3160039
The Fuji file looks a lot better at 100% crop, and I prefer the colors. The Sony shot is a better photo though, so it was probably a bad example.

Also, the AF is fucking horrible. I dunno if the newer ones are better, but the damn thing hunts more than my X100 did. Maybe there's some setting fucked up somewhere or something, kinda hard to tell because my RX100 is moon language. (Got a really good deal on a Japanese model at Yodobashi while I was over there a few months ago.)

>>3160076
The RX1 is really cool, but it's definitely not pocketable, and once I need a bag I may as well just carry my "real" camera. The RX100 is nice because it actually fits in a jeans pocket or can slide into a side/front pocket of a messenger bag without getting in the way of other stuff.

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