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Off to Disney next year and decided I need a really good compact camera to take... but what?
Currently I have a D700 as main camera with good quality glass (16-35 f4, 24-70 & 70-200 plus 50mm f1.4) as well as an XPro. While I will probably take the D700 for things like Seaworld, evenings and a few other things it is not a practical camera to take round everyday, especially with going on rides. While I like the XPro for some stuff, it does not excel at fast moving kids rides or have the best AF (wife struggles to use it)
So, I need a good quality compact - requirements are:
- Smaller than the XPro
- Excellent IQ (are there any DX sensors in compacts yet?)
- Good zoom range (ideally 24-120 FF equiv but can be flexible)
- Easy to use (for the wife/son, classic Point & Shoot)
- Ideally around £300 but no problem spending more if I need to (but realistically £500 would be getting near the max).
- As close to a DSLR as possible - especially things like startup, shutter lag etc...
I do like the look of the new X30 from Fuji and have also heard good things about a Panasonic (TZ40 or 60 or something)? Suggestions please...
Currently I have a D700 as main camera with good quality glass (16-35 f4, 24-70 & 70-200 plus 50mm f1.4) as well as an XPro. While I will probably take the D700 for things like Seaworld, evenings and a few other things it is not a practical camera to take round everyday, especially with going on rides. While I like the XPro for some stuff, it does not excel at fast moving kids rides or have the best AF (wife struggles to use it)
So, I need a good quality compact - requirements are:
- Smaller than the XPro
- Excellent IQ (are there any DX sensors in compacts yet?)
- Good zoom range (ideally 24-120 FF equiv but can be flexible)
- Easy to use (for the wife/son, classic Point & Shoot)
- Ideally around £300 but no problem spending more if I need to (but realistically £500 would be getting near the max).
- As close to a DSLR as possible - especially things like startup, shutter lag etc...
I do like the look of the new X30 from Fuji and have also heard good things about a Panasonic (TZ40 or 60 or something)? Suggestions please...