<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">I've been an Olympus shooter for years - OM1 ultimately giving way to an E1 digital. (I also have Hassleblad 503 and Bronica SQ1 medium formats that sit in the closet and have for years, though I can't bring myself to sell them).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">When I got tired of lugging the E1 around, I went for a Sony Nex6, and have been very, very happy with it. I picked up an adaptor so I can use my old OM1 lenses when I want to, but with the newer glass out there now I rarely want to.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">The Nex6 has live view on the LCD, but it also has an OLED viewfinder which is kind of amazingly good. All of my images from my recent France/Italy trip are shot with this camera and two lenses - a 10-18 zoom and a 18-200 zoom. I really appreciated the size and feature set, and have no complaints about the image quality. It also has wifi built in to allow transfer of pics to an iPad, although I rarely used that, preferring to just stick the SD card in the Mac for downloading to Lightroom.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Pics are here:</div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dtostilane/sets">https://www.flickr.com/photos/dtostilane/sets</a></font><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All these are reduced res jpgs made from the raw format originals.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Battery was good for all day on vacation, though I carried a spare - rarely needed to put it in (though I rarely use flash).</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">My wife shoots with a Nikon 5200, and the day may come when I add a d4 to the arsenal, but right now I'm pretty happy with the Nex6, particularly since I can carry the camera on a belt clip a monopod and a belt clip lens bag and be good for most of the day.</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">By the way - my favorite new piece of kit is my Uno B-Grip - attaches to a pack strap or to your belt and uses an arca standard quick release pad to lock the camera to the holder - so it's the same pad that my tripod and monopods use. The nice thing about it is that it's a rigid mount - so it holds the camera away from your body (and secure from being grabbed with a razor slice of a strap).</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.bgrip.com/uno-en/">http://www.bgrip.com/uno-en/</a><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">I'm sold on the mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras for regular use. I still think there's something to be gained with a full SLR in some studio and specific shoot sessions, but I honestly have not missed it for anything I've shot in the last year, including show pictures. (there are some of those on the flicker site too - the Our Town shots were all with this camera and lens combo.)</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Tosti-Lane</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 7:15 AM, Stephen Rees via Stagecraft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I've been using my Canon Powershot A1000is since about 2008 and have been greatly satisfied with its features and the quality of images I gotten. At this point I've probably shot nearly 10K images with no complaints except for the quality of zoomed images. On a recent trip, thinking a drink cup in the car cup holder was empty, I set the camera in what actually was about an inch of iced tea. Days passed and the camera eventually dried out and most features work - stills w/o flash, video, etc. The images still store and download with no problem. HOWEVER - not having flash working is a real detriment and I'm thinking of replacing this with another Canon product. I've casually looked at the Canon Powershot G16 and it is in my price range with the features I need/want. It seems to be an improved version of the A1000 in most cases. Does anyone use such and what are your reactions? I only need and really want a camera that I can slip in my pocket if necessary. I don't want any more bulk than necessary. For a larger more feature-filled camera, I would be looking at an EOS family BUT I'M NOT. Any ideas? Am I cutting off better options by only looking at Canon products? TIA for any advice.<div>Regards,</div><div>Steve Rees</div></div>
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