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Hello all, I'm considering buying a new relatively compact sized camera to use when out walking, mainly with the dogs in tow. The latter element tends to dictate quick snaps so at present I use my Samsung Galaxy S6 which despite its age and flagging battery does take some reasonably decent shots, for a 'phone. It would be nice to have something a little better and reasonably compact (more so than my Canon 700D kit) so have started looking at the possibilities. I've gazed a bit at a replacement phone but modern decent camera phones are slim but not exactly small and £300+ which is around my top end budget.
Looking at compact cameras I had pretty much settled on either a Panasonic TZ 70/80/90 or the Sony DSCHX90 which looked good with lots of useful features not least the very wide focal range and optical stabilisation. However, from comments I've read, the closed system allied to the big zoom seem to create an internal dust issue with a significant chance of the sensor being fouled necessitating a service. So, first question is, just how prevalent a problem is this? When I buy something like a new camera I hope I can forget about reliability issues for a good few years.
Looking at other alternatives I found that I could buy a good used Panasonic DMC G6 (with much larger sensor) and a 12-32mm lens (from one of the the usual reliable sources) for well within my budget. OK, not the wide focal range and certainly bigger than a TZ90 but a little smaller than my Canon 700D and to my surprise quite a lot lighter, 340gm vs 580 gm body. It would give future lens expansion possibilities too, but in a sense its also leading away from my initial imagined brief of something smaller. Going down this avenue made me think I could just buy a 24mm Pancake lens for the 700D. However all that said second question, is the G6+ lens a good optically sound option?
I'd appreciate useful comments and advice or other suggestions about this. Thanks.
Looking at compact cameras I had pretty much settled on either a Panasonic TZ 70/80/90 or the Sony DSCHX90 which looked good with lots of useful features not least the very wide focal range and optical stabilisation. However, from comments I've read, the closed system allied to the big zoom seem to create an internal dust issue with a significant chance of the sensor being fouled necessitating a service. So, first question is, just how prevalent a problem is this? When I buy something like a new camera I hope I can forget about reliability issues for a good few years.
Looking at other alternatives I found that I could buy a good used Panasonic DMC G6 (with much larger sensor) and a 12-32mm lens (from one of the the usual reliable sources) for well within my budget. OK, not the wide focal range and certainly bigger than a TZ90 but a little smaller than my Canon 700D and to my surprise quite a lot lighter, 340gm vs 580 gm body. It would give future lens expansion possibilities too, but in a sense its also leading away from my initial imagined brief of something smaller. Going down this avenue made me think I could just buy a 24mm Pancake lens for the 700D. However all that said second question, is the G6+ lens a good optically sound option?
I'd appreciate useful comments and advice or other suggestions about this. Thanks.