Thanks, everyone, for the helpful information and opinions. I passed the on to my friend, and now she thinks I really know something about cameras.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Tue, May 19, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > Quoting John <[email protected]>: > >> A friend from one of my local camera clubs recently acquired the Olympus >> OM-D E-M1 and brought it round to show off at our weekly brunch. >> >> I have a lot of trouble focusing using the little TV screen on the back >> with most point 'n shoots and mirrorless systems, but his Olympus has a >> very nice EVF that zooms & tilts up so you can look down into it if >> you're shooting macro close to the ground. Reminiscent of the LX sports >> finder. >> >> The little TV screen on the back also tilts & is a touch-screen if you >> prefer to use that. >> >> In-body image stabilization. >> >> The real downside is I think the body is expensive, $1299 at B&H. That's >> a lot of money for a camera that's going to require me to get all new >> lenses, although there may be an adapter from Novoflex for Pentax-K, but >> I had trouble navigating their site, so I didn't even try to find out >> about older Canon lenses. > > > > The E-M1 is the top of the range - there are less-expensive OM-Ds that are > just as capable as any enthusiast DSLR. You can get adapters for pretty much > any legacy lens and the cheap E-Bay ones work just fine. Not that I'm trying > to move anyone away from Pentax but mirrorless is the future (in my opinion > only, for what that's worth) and Ricoh needs to get competitive in that > market. > > > Cheers > > Brian > > > >> >> If I was starting out NEW with no legacy glass, I'd give the Olympus >> serious consideration. >> >> On 5/18/2015 3:03 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>> >>> >>> Dan, >>> >>> I recently had a friend asking for an advice in a similar situation. >>> I explained pro's and con's of different options, but I recommended >>> something like a micro-4/3. (And he and his daughter were vrey happy.) >>> >>> I don't think a DSLR is warranted at this point unless somebody >>> specifically wants a DSLR (and has some good idea why). >>> >>> (I wouldn't recommend Pentax Q. - That's more of an anthusiast toy, not >>> the main camera.) >>> >>> Alternatively, if interchangeable lenses are not a must, I'd suggest >>> something like Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 with a fast (1.4 or 1.7) lens >>> and plenty of controls. >>> There are similar cameras from 3-4 other makers, including Canon, but >>> I like advanced P&S from Panasonic, so, I don't recall other models at >>> the moment. >>> >>> Igor >>> >>> >>> >>> Daniel J. Matyola Sun, 17 May 2015 23:12:01 -0700 wrote: >>> >>> A friend has asked for advice in purchasing a new camera. >>> >>> >>> She used a Canon FTb for years. More recently, she has been using a >>> digital . Yes, I know it's a Canon PowerShot 880. She finds it >>> convenient but limited, and it was recently damaged and needs to be >>> replaced with something a bit better but no too expensive. She would >>> like a comera with interchangeable lenses. She has 2 decent lenses >>> from her FTb, but I don't think they would work on newer digital >>> Canons. Rechargeable batteries are preferable to the ones that use >>> and eat up AAs or similar batteries. >>> >>> Any suggestions I can pass on? >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
