What i want

roblewisphotoco · Nov 11, 2011

Have been looking for a new camera, not easy given that I am a street tog and cant afford a leica m9 .
having looked at the fuji x100 and read about the x10. pen and nex, What do i do ? What I want is a new canon .A1
that has a mag alloy body with a full frame sensor about 20 mp with new 24mm 35mm and 50mm lenses around 2.8 and an adapter to take old canon fd lenses, with an exposure comp dial on top in a semi retro style like the old canon A1 . what do you think?

Derrel · Nov 11, 2011

So...we have a snowball in this hand....and in the other hand we have Hades...

roblewisphotoco · Nov 12, 2011

mirrorless camera body

roblewisphotoco said:
Have been looking for a new camera, not easy given that I am a street tog and cant afford a leica m9 .
having looked at the fuji x100 and read about the x10. pen and nex, What do i do ? What I want is a new canon .A1
that has a mag alloy body with a full frame sensor about 20 mp with new 24mm 35mm and 50mm lenses around 2.8 and an adapter to take old canon fd lenses, with an exposure comp dial on top in a semi retro style like the old canon A1 . what do you think?

Nikon_Josh · Nov 12, 2011

roblewisphotoco said:
Have been looking for a new camera, not easy given that I am a street tog and cant afford a leica m9 .
having looked at the fuji x100 and read about the x10. pen and nex, What do i do ? What I want is a new canon .A1
that has a mag alloy body with a full frame sensor about 20 mp with new 24mm 35mm and 50mm lenses around 2.8 and an adapter to take old canon fd lenses, with an exposure comp dial on top in a semi retro style like the old canon A1 . what do you think?

I really really want a Fuji X100. Half of me at one point thought stuff it, selling all my Nikon gear and getting a X100. But then my head ruled over my heart and decided that a 35 mm fixed lens will not suffice for all my needs! But if you only do street photography and little else, a X100 might be more than enough for you.

roblewisphotoco · Nov 12, 2011

Yes love the X100 and have my 5d for web stuff and smaller prints, but I would love to do some large prints from my street shots and I am just worried that 12mp on a smaller sensor is not going to give me the results I'm looking for .

Nikon_Josh · Nov 14, 2011

Fear not..12MP is more than enough for large prints, Nikon wouldn't of stuck at 12MP as long as they did if you couldn't make decent larger prints from 12MP. Don't listen to the Megapixel chasers who go on about cropping photos all the time instead of learning composition.

roblewisphotoco · Nov 14, 2011

Thanks for your input and have a re_think.

jake337 · Nov 14, 2011

You can't use your 5D for street photography?

MLeeK · Nov 14, 2011

I find this post odd. Billboards are printed with 12mp cameras. Why can't you make large prints with your 5D? I have made 60" panoramics from my 50D...
I am guessing you are leaning toward the Fuji because you want that compact or retro look? I'm not sold on the mirrorless cameras for the most part yet, but there are those who are. It just seems you are getting less with the Fuji than you already have with your 5D.
More megapixels is useless at this point in the game unless you are printing some SUPER macro shots at about the size of a house while planning to view them with a magnifying glass at point blank range.

roblewisphotoco · Nov 14, 2011

Thanks its the size ,even with a prime lens , its a big camera to stick in someone's face as I like to get in close ,need a camera that's a little more discret.

MLeeK · Nov 14, 2011

I'd venture to guess you'd be great with the Fuji. I have no idea how the mirrorless compare against each other. Make sure you do your research as to which ones perform best and most especially what lenses are available. Without looking I'd be concerned about lens availability for a Fuji as they don't make DSLR's anymore... I could be WAAAY off base here-like I said... I know very little on how the mirrorless compare to each other.

jake337 · Nov 14, 2011

Obviously Sony fan but has some good insight.

Sony NEX C3 vs Oly E-P3 vs Panny GF3 - Manual Focus Face-Off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1p896tm9haU

MLeeK · Nov 14, 2011

I'd probably trust Sony before Fuji, personally. It's just a knee jerk reaction as i have never had any luck with or love for Fuji.

roblewisphotoco · Nov 14, 2011

The nex looks cool the new 7 on paper ticks all my boxes but the lack of a built in viewfinder is an issue 4 me thanks for all your input

usayit · Nov 14, 2011

Hmmmm

Rangefinder, mirrorless, P&S, and SLR all rolled up in a single "what to buy" thread...

Sounds to me like there are preconceived notions of each type of camera that are not totally accurate. First gotta think what you want in a camera... I mean REALLY WANT rather than what you read others shoot with.

I shoot with all four types.... Very different and there is no one right answer.

Yes I too find this thread a bit weird