rossw
New Member
- Location
- Samford Valley, Queensland Australia
- Name
- Ross
G'day everyone
My current camera is an Olympus E620 DSLR with just the 2 kit zoom lenses. I was a late convert to digital having used an extensive Olympus OM system from the early 70's through until about 10 years ago. From then until I bought the E620, I shared a basic Canon compact with my wife, as I couldn't find a digital camera that really grabbed me like the OM system had. Whilst the E620 has met my basic requirements, the new OMD-EM5 is the system camera I would now really like to own, along with 12f2 Oly, 20f1.7 Pana & 45f1.8 Oly prime lenses, as this would closely replicate my favourite trio of OM lenses, the 28F2, 40f2 pancake and 85f2 but it may be another couple of years before I can justify this.
However my immediate need is for a pocketable serious compact travel camera. I have looked hard at all of the options, and the soon to be released Sony RX-100 II is the first that ticks all of the boxes for me, mainly because of the addition of the tilting screen and the viewfinder option in the mark II version. The fully articulated screen of my E620 is a fantastic feature and although the RX-100 II is tilt only, it seems like a reasonable compromise. A built in low res EVF like the Panasonic LF-1 for occasional use when the rear screen is difficult to use would make the camera perfect for me, but not if it increased the physical size. At least I will have the option of buying the detachable EVF if the need arises.
Looking forward to learning lots on this forum.
Cheers Ross
My current camera is an Olympus E620 DSLR with just the 2 kit zoom lenses. I was a late convert to digital having used an extensive Olympus OM system from the early 70's through until about 10 years ago. From then until I bought the E620, I shared a basic Canon compact with my wife, as I couldn't find a digital camera that really grabbed me like the OM system had. Whilst the E620 has met my basic requirements, the new OMD-EM5 is the system camera I would now really like to own, along with 12f2 Oly, 20f1.7 Pana & 45f1.8 Oly prime lenses, as this would closely replicate my favourite trio of OM lenses, the 28F2, 40f2 pancake and 85f2 but it may be another couple of years before I can justify this.
However my immediate need is for a pocketable serious compact travel camera. I have looked hard at all of the options, and the soon to be released Sony RX-100 II is the first that ticks all of the boxes for me, mainly because of the addition of the tilting screen and the viewfinder option in the mark II version. The fully articulated screen of my E620 is a fantastic feature and although the RX-100 II is tilt only, it seems like a reasonable compromise. A built in low res EVF like the Panasonic LF-1 for occasional use when the rear screen is difficult to use would make the camera perfect for me, but not if it increased the physical size. At least I will have the option of buying the detachable EVF if the need arises.
Looking forward to learning lots on this forum.
Cheers Ross