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I have a D700 with a 35mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.4 primes and in August I have my first family holiday abroad to Spain with my two little ones (8 and 5) and my wife. I have travelled with the D700 when I am on my own and it is fine, but with a holiday with the kids, swimming pools and sand etc it will be hard to juggle the size/weight of the 700 and primes, even if I just took the 35mm plus I would be worried about it getting lost.
I will be looking for a used camera that is lightweight and offers good IQ for approx £300, if that is possible I don't know and will leave it to you lovely lot to tell me and recommend as required. Video would be an added bonus. Zoom is not important as I am used to working with primes.
It is going to hurt leaving the D700 at home as I love it and the images it produces are stunning and capturing their first holiday is important to me.
Here are a few that I am thinking of, please add to the list:
Fuji X100
Sony RX100
Nikon J1
I know it is not small, but I was thinking of a D5100 as they are quite cheap and I could borrow a 35mm 1.8 from a friend. The video could be hand with this option.
The missus is very reluctant me spending £300 on a camera just for holiday but I may just sell it when I return if the cost is an issue. I originally suggested the J1 which is like £100 and she was OK with that but I don't know why but I am not convinced. Good quality images are important to me and I don't mind spending a bit more, if it is going to be worth the extra.
(I did put up a recent post a couple of months ago but it was mainly aimed at the Nikon J1 but still in two minds).
Looking forward to your feedback, any sample images would be great too. Thanks in advance.
I will be looking for a used camera that is lightweight and offers good IQ for approx £300, if that is possible I don't know and will leave it to you lovely lot to tell me and recommend as required. Video would be an added bonus. Zoom is not important as I am used to working with primes.
It is going to hurt leaving the D700 at home as I love it and the images it produces are stunning and capturing their first holiday is important to me.
Here are a few that I am thinking of, please add to the list:
Fuji X100
Sony RX100
Nikon J1
I know it is not small, but I was thinking of a D5100 as they are quite cheap and I could borrow a 35mm 1.8 from a friend. The video could be hand with this option.
The missus is very reluctant me spending £300 on a camera just for holiday but I may just sell it when I return if the cost is an issue. I originally suggested the J1 which is like £100 and she was OK with that but I don't know why but I am not convinced. Good quality images are important to me and I don't mind spending a bit more, if it is going to be worth the extra.
(I did put up a recent post a couple of months ago but it was mainly aimed at the Nikon J1 but still in two minds).
Looking forward to your feedback, any sample images would be great too. Thanks in advance.