03-28-2011, 02:22 PM
I am looking to find a camera that I can keep in the pocket allways. Not when I do a reportage, or shoot architechture, fashion, portraits, whatever, but in the best Cartier Bresson tradition photograph people or situations at a moments notice, without being seen or at least not being seen before the image has been taken.
It seems to me that it is not a DSLR, but an expert compact, small enough at least to fit in a jacket pocket and advanced enough to adjust it the way I would an DSLR. Whoever does this for a living will surely choose a Leica M9, but for the rest of us, who may not have 5.500€ to spend on a housing, plus whatever on the lenses, there must still be a good choice. Samsung, Panasonic, Canon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, even Nikon has put cameras on the market recently that might fit the bill. I think I would want a camera with a permanent lens, thereby mking it even more compact and simple.
Which one would you choose and why?
It seems to me that it is not a DSLR, but an expert compact, small enough at least to fit in a jacket pocket and advanced enough to adjust it the way I would an DSLR. Whoever does this for a living will surely choose a Leica M9, but for the rest of us, who may not have 5.500€ to spend on a housing, plus whatever on the lenses, there must still be a good choice. Samsung, Panasonic, Canon, Olympus, Fuji, Sony, even Nikon has put cameras on the market recently that might fit the bill. I think I would want a camera with a permanent lens, thereby mking it even more compact and simple.
Which one would you choose and why?