Blippo
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Hi,
It's been a while that I posted my first thread about getting my first dslr-like camera. I bought my Nex-6, and I'm quite happy with it. My only concern is that sometimes the camera doesn't seem to work as intended... I don't know if it's normal or it's an issue, but I began to think that my copy has a sensor problem (I bought 2nd hand from ebay). Sometimes when I half press the shutter the image in the viewfinder and on lcd, for a fraction of a second seems well balanced and lit, then become suddenly darker and underexposed and even shutting down the camera doesn't seem to change nothing... This "thing" happens often when I mount my legacy lenses, but sometimes also with the kit lens.
Now that I have the money to afford the purchase, I thought it was the right time to upgrade to a6000 and adding a high-end p&s, buying the first new, and the point & shoot used.
My questions are more than one:
- The a6000 is worth the upgrade from my (maybe bugged) Nex-6?
- Since I shoot mainly street photos, what cameras do you suggest that allow me to print big (A4-A3) mainly B&W but also with good color rendition? (X100s/100t is the choice here, I know, but I'm searching for a truly pocketable camera to carry always around as I carry around my - excruciatingly slow to open camera app - LG G3).
- My choices in the end stumble upon two used cameras:
- a Sony RX100 mk2 at 390€ (about 435$) - From this camera I love that is an all rounder, it has the tiltable screen that I love to use on my Nex for from-the-hip shots, is truly pocketable and has a good IQ, but I don't know what prints can come out from it.
- a Nikon Coolpix A at 300€ (about 335$): fantastic color rendition, fantastic IQ, still pocketable, big prints? The 28mm fixed scare me a bit, but most of my good street shots are done with the Nex kit lens at the widest aperture, and that is a 24mm equivalent that is even larger than the Nikon. The fixed screen on the back also is a problem for hip-shots, and I don't know if i can get accustomed to it.
The first pocket camera I considered was the Ricoh GR, but I haven't found good prices online.
Going down with the specs I also considered the Fuji XQ1 (or XQ2) and Lumix LF1 that has good manual controls (even a depth of field scale in Manual Focus mode) and a viewfinder!!! But with these choices I can't print big, I am stuck with, say "normal" photo dimensions (11x15 / 13x17 cm).
So, I'm searching for your - wise - suggestions.
Thank you all in advance.
It's been a while that I posted my first thread about getting my first dslr-like camera. I bought my Nex-6, and I'm quite happy with it. My only concern is that sometimes the camera doesn't seem to work as intended... I don't know if it's normal or it's an issue, but I began to think that my copy has a sensor problem (I bought 2nd hand from ebay). Sometimes when I half press the shutter the image in the viewfinder and on lcd, for a fraction of a second seems well balanced and lit, then become suddenly darker and underexposed and even shutting down the camera doesn't seem to change nothing... This "thing" happens often when I mount my legacy lenses, but sometimes also with the kit lens.
Now that I have the money to afford the purchase, I thought it was the right time to upgrade to a6000 and adding a high-end p&s, buying the first new, and the point & shoot used.
My questions are more than one:
- The a6000 is worth the upgrade from my (maybe bugged) Nex-6?
- Since I shoot mainly street photos, what cameras do you suggest that allow me to print big (A4-A3) mainly B&W but also with good color rendition? (X100s/100t is the choice here, I know, but I'm searching for a truly pocketable camera to carry always around as I carry around my - excruciatingly slow to open camera app - LG G3).
- My choices in the end stumble upon two used cameras:
- a Sony RX100 mk2 at 390€ (about 435$) - From this camera I love that is an all rounder, it has the tiltable screen that I love to use on my Nex for from-the-hip shots, is truly pocketable and has a good IQ, but I don't know what prints can come out from it.
- a Nikon Coolpix A at 300€ (about 335$): fantastic color rendition, fantastic IQ, still pocketable, big prints? The 28mm fixed scare me a bit, but most of my good street shots are done with the Nex kit lens at the widest aperture, and that is a 24mm equivalent that is even larger than the Nikon. The fixed screen on the back also is a problem for hip-shots, and I don't know if i can get accustomed to it.
The first pocket camera I considered was the Ricoh GR, but I haven't found good prices online.
Going down with the specs I also considered the Fuji XQ1 (or XQ2) and Lumix LF1 that has good manual controls (even a depth of field scale in Manual Focus mode) and a viewfinder!!! But with these choices I can't print big, I am stuck with, say "normal" photo dimensions (11x15 / 13x17 cm).
So, I'm searching for your - wise - suggestions.
Thank you all in advance.
