jtyson
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I have a trip to Europe planned for early summer. I'd like to take along a camera. I know these type of threads get posted all the time, but I couldn't find any that were terribly recent, and I know new equipment comes out all the time.
In the past, I've tried some mirrorless Sony NEX cameras, Nikon D3100 and a Sony A55. Frankly I was too impatient to learn the cameras to the extent I needed to so that I could get the results I wanted. Also, they were just too large. I found myself spending more time taking pictures, and less time enjoying myself on my trips. So, I sold them off. Now my only camera is my iPhone 6+. While I enjoy the iPhone camera just fine for day to day stuff, I have a feeling a higher end pocket camera would still give me better pictures.
I'm a large man, and thus wear large pants with fairly large pockets. No skinny jeans here. I CAN fit my NEX 3 in my pocket with the 16mm prime lens, but it isn't comfortable nor easily accessible.
What I'm looking for
In the past, I've tried some mirrorless Sony NEX cameras, Nikon D3100 and a Sony A55. Frankly I was too impatient to learn the cameras to the extent I needed to so that I could get the results I wanted. Also, they were just too large. I found myself spending more time taking pictures, and less time enjoying myself on my trips. So, I sold them off. Now my only camera is my iPhone 6+. While I enjoy the iPhone camera just fine for day to day stuff, I have a feeling a higher end pocket camera would still give me better pictures.
I'm a large man, and thus wear large pants with fairly large pockets. No skinny jeans here. I CAN fit my NEX 3 in my pocket with the 16mm prime lens, but it isn't comfortable nor easily accessible.
What I'm looking for
- Something that shoots relatively quickly for candid moments.
- Something that performs fair in low light for indoor shots or late afternoons
- Something that has a good auto function. - I know that is against most people's way of thinking on here, but I want as much quality out of the camera as I can without having to toy with settings every single shot.
- Something that has WiFi or Bluetooth so I can transfer things wireless would be great
- Something a little smaller than an NEX-3
- No brand preference, but the most reasonably priced would get my nod. If Leica makes something awesome, I'd love to have it, but only if one of you is giving it away for pennies on the dollar!
- I'm not opposed to used equipment. Actually I prefer it. I'm kind of cheap.
- If a camera with a fixed length lens, the IQ would need to be pretty good for cropping photos later on for those landmarks I may not be able to get close to.