Is there a category of cameras compact enough for q jacket pocket with lots of zoom and large aperture. Yes they are called bridge cameras because, I think, they are the bridge between DSLRs and point and ahoots. Some have amazing zoom ranges and 20MP and up resolution, and larger aperture than the point and shoots.
As I get closer to Match, I will watch thr prices fsll and buy.
The "pocket camera" end of the market is almost gone because of cellphones. Many phones out there are as good, or better than a pocketable camera.
ReplyDeleteThat said, dpreview is still a thing, and there is one or two on this list that might work for you:
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best-compact-zoom-cameras
I would also take a look on the used market.
This still might be too big but for a camera that goes from 1cm macro to 20mm wide angle to 1200mm zoom makes sense to me. I have used Lumix cameras for 15 years since I traded in my 35 pound camera bag for a camera that can do everything in one device. - Panasonic LUMIX FZ80D Compact Camera with 20-1200mm Zoom Lens, Point and Shoot Digital Camera with 4K Video/Photo Recording and Power Optical Image Stabilizer - DC-FZ80D.
ReplyDeletei have long recommended the Lumix cameras but forgot them completely.
Deletemirrorless digital cameras are finally an option. Digital SLRs never made sense to me. Accept the bulk, and the vibration from moving a mirror out of the way of a digital sensor. I guess it was what people were used to. Have to be able to look through the lens, as opposed to just looking at the image on the digital sensor.
ReplyDeleteThey still come with all of the headaches of multiple lenses, though depending on the size of the sensor, they can be a lot smaller.
The best thing that happened to digital cameras was the increase in the picture quality. While it was hard to gauge, and dependent on a lot of stuff like exposure versus ISO, Kodachrome had around 24 to 26 megapixels in the average slide. You could push that a lot higher, and pull back, but it was certainly no more the 30 megapixels.