09-21-2015, 11:39 PM
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To revive my old thread, I never did get any "smaller" camera. My exercise with the fixed 50 the other day also kinda helped me think about how little I could get away with, both in sensor size and zoom range. Then I saw Thom Hogan's thoughts about the progress of sensor technology. Now, bigger sensors will have more potential with shallow depth of field stuff, but if that isn't needed, just how small of a sensor and fixed lens can you get away with?
I keep looking back at the RX100 IV. Over the standard zoom range, it can compete against APS-C size sensors. Considering aperture equivalence, it is faster than kit zooms, and you're going to have to shell out for at least a f/2.8-4 zoom to beat it by a fraction of a stop. The downer is still the price, but I really do think a camera like this could replace the mid range zoom for a lot of uses. The Canon G7X is similarly spec as far as the imaging chain is concerned and half the price... so maybe that needs a closer look too. And I still haven't ruled out an older RX100.
To revive my old thread, I never did get any "smaller" camera. My exercise with the fixed 50 the other day also kinda helped me think about how little I could get away with, both in sensor size and zoom range. Then I saw Thom Hogan's thoughts about the progress of sensor technology. Now, bigger sensors will have more potential with shallow depth of field stuff, but if that isn't needed, just how small of a sensor and fixed lens can you get away with?
I keep looking back at the RX100 IV. Over the standard zoom range, it can compete against APS-C size sensors. Considering aperture equivalence, it is faster than kit zooms, and you're going to have to shell out for at least a f/2.8-4 zoom to beat it by a fraction of a stop. The downer is still the price, but I really do think a camera like this could replace the mid range zoom for a lot of uses. The Canon G7X is similarly spec as far as the imaging chain is concerned and half the price... so maybe that needs a closer look too. And I still haven't ruled out an older RX100.
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