muleonomics
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I'm new to this site. I'm looking for some advice about getting a portable camera for an upcoming trip to Europe.
I'm not a person who shares their photos online or does photography as a profession, but I LOVE great photos. I frame them in my home, I appreciate them and enjoy them, etc.
To be blunt, I am just the kind of person with a lot of expendable income who wants the best product for taking photos of their own personal life. I own a Canon 5D MK III and various L series lenses, 50mm F1.2, 70-200 image stabilized... 85mm F1.2L, etc. I use Lightroom and Photoshop and I am not a luddite or newb, just not a professional.
I don't want to lug around my 5d MK III for an entire month in Europe visiting 6 countries.
So in preparation for my 1 month upcoming trip to europe (leisure not business), I am looking for a great pocket camera. I was hoping I could find something pocket-able that would give great images, but so far I have been disappointed with my first choice: Sony RX100 III
The Sony RX100 MKIII got such RAVE reviews online. I did hours of research and I found that many people ranted and raved about it. So I bought one, but I have done a lot of real world test shots and even edit the shots in Lightroom and I am not impressed. I would just as well have a $200 Canon Elph than this thing. I actually do have a Canon Elph, but that's something I have so my employees can take pictures of business related things (ie. not artistic quality anything).
I have decided that the Sony RX100 III has too small a sensor for my taste. The IQ just isn't impressing me. I get grainy low light shots. I have turned to looking at the Fujifilm cameras and I am looking at an X70 or X100T. The X70 is more pocketable, yet I am wondering if the image quality is going to be there for me.
Here are some things I am considering:
1) I don't care about a zoom lens. In a pocket camera that seems like something only a granny would worry about.
2) I really want something that will slip in my pocket, yet provide impressive photos.
3) I don't care about a viewfinder. I'm not Ansel Adams and I'll manage to frame the shot with the screen at arms length.
Will the X70 perform for me? Why is the Sony RX 100 III falling so short of expectations? Are the people online who are raving about it just total newbs who are used to camera phones?
Any thoughts are welcome, or suggestions of other cameras not considered.
I'm not a person who shares their photos online or does photography as a profession, but I LOVE great photos. I frame them in my home, I appreciate them and enjoy them, etc.
To be blunt, I am just the kind of person with a lot of expendable income who wants the best product for taking photos of their own personal life. I own a Canon 5D MK III and various L series lenses, 50mm F1.2, 70-200 image stabilized... 85mm F1.2L, etc. I use Lightroom and Photoshop and I am not a luddite or newb, just not a professional.
I don't want to lug around my 5d MK III for an entire month in Europe visiting 6 countries.
So in preparation for my 1 month upcoming trip to europe (leisure not business), I am looking for a great pocket camera. I was hoping I could find something pocket-able that would give great images, but so far I have been disappointed with my first choice: Sony RX100 III
The Sony RX100 MKIII got such RAVE reviews online. I did hours of research and I found that many people ranted and raved about it. So I bought one, but I have done a lot of real world test shots and even edit the shots in Lightroom and I am not impressed. I would just as well have a $200 Canon Elph than this thing. I actually do have a Canon Elph, but that's something I have so my employees can take pictures of business related things (ie. not artistic quality anything).
I have decided that the Sony RX100 III has too small a sensor for my taste. The IQ just isn't impressing me. I get grainy low light shots. I have turned to looking at the Fujifilm cameras and I am looking at an X70 or X100T. The X70 is more pocketable, yet I am wondering if the image quality is going to be there for me.
Here are some things I am considering:
1) I don't care about a zoom lens. In a pocket camera that seems like something only a granny would worry about.
2) I really want something that will slip in my pocket, yet provide impressive photos.
3) I don't care about a viewfinder. I'm not Ansel Adams and I'll manage to frame the shot with the screen at arms length.
Will the X70 perform for me? Why is the Sony RX 100 III falling so short of expectations? Are the people online who are raving about it just total newbs who are used to camera phones?
Any thoughts are welcome, or suggestions of other cameras not considered.