[Tord55]

Salut Froggy,


..::Advice Technical::..


I'm a Pentax user, so I will suggest Pentax of course!


K-30 + DA15mm + DA18-55WR + DA50-200WR <1.4kg including weather-sealed body and two weather sealed lenses. The zooms are decent, not Pentax's best lenses, but a good compromise between optics/size/practicality. There are other lighter options from Pentax if you can accept prime lenses.


Otherwise, the NEX and then the μ4/3 are the next steps down in size, and both good systems. I'm sure the others here will be able to add more details of the pros and cons of each system.


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Me and my wife, often mix cameras, and take photos with the different ones, side by side


I'd also suggest the K-30 (which is a light water-resistant APS-C DSLR), plus the 18.55 WR, and the 55-300 kit lenses.


My wife has the 55-300 since a few years back and it performs flawlessly on her K-30 (not that good on the K-5, I hasten to add). The already mentioned DA15 is a nice lens as well.


I myself has switched from Pentax K-5 to Nikon V1, which can give stunning results with the 6.7-13, and 18.5 - among the sharpest lenses there are, and very small and light as well. The 30-110 is superb, plus maybe the 10-30.


My wife swears by her the water-resistant OM-D E-M5, with the 14-150 on, a small capable combination!


A lot swears by the new, nonpowered version, of the Nikon 1 10-100 (equals a 27-272mm lens, on a 35mm camera), but I have no personal experience. A small and light lens.


A not as rugged, but exemplary optically, combo would be the NEX-6 and the 18-200,

which, surprisingly, comes in a few variants (some really made for pro-video, some simplified for amateur use). My wife has the NEX-5N and an early version of the 18-200 (still retailing at over $1000!), superb combo! The NEX-5N have roughly the same performance as the newer NEX-6, but its electronic viewfinder is an add-on!


Superb results!


If you shoot video:


The V1 is excellent for video, focus is lightning-fast, and I have found it surprisingly rugged! The OM-D is also excellent for video, with the best anti-shake system you can get, and almost as fast focus as the V1/V2! NEX-6 is clearly one of the best mirrorless cameras for video.


Your choice!