03-28-2011, 08:03 PM
The first thing you have to realize that compared to a D700 it is a compromise, whatever you chose.
Next step is probably to get a Canon G-series camera, and which one of the newer ones doesn't matter too much unless you want specific options like a tiltable screen. I say this because a an image from a G10 is just as "noiseless" as an image from a G11 or G12 at the same magnification <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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If you want an even smaller camera, an S95, LX-3 or LX-5 will do very nicely indeed.
The best will be a Leica M9, but that is substantially bigger, and also is more than substantially more expensive <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.
Personally, I have a G10, basically because I like the controls, and because I tried the G11 and G12, and realized I didn't need to upgrade yet. As to the smaller cameras, but that is very personal, I think they are too small.
I own a "manbag", which I have with me wherever I go, and that is what I use to carry the G10, so that I always have a camera with me, even if I don't have my normal bag with me (f.e., on my weekly shop).
HTH, kind regards, Wim
Next step is probably to get a Canon G-series camera, and which one of the newer ones doesn't matter too much unless you want specific options like a tiltable screen. I say this because a an image from a G10 is just as "noiseless" as an image from a G11 or G12 at the same magnification <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.If you want an even smaller camera, an S95, LX-3 or LX-5 will do very nicely indeed.
The best will be a Leica M9, but that is substantially bigger, and also is more than substantially more expensive <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.Personally, I have a G10, basically because I like the controls, and because I tried the G11 and G12, and realized I didn't need to upgrade yet. As to the smaller cameras, but that is very personal, I think they are too small.
I own a "manbag", which I have with me wherever I go, and that is what I use to carry the G10, so that I always have a camera with me, even if I don't have my normal bag with me (f.e., on my weekly shop).
HTH, kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....