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Please suggest me a camera for my father

Started Nov 20, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: Please suggest me a camera for my father

danieljcox wrote:

jeffharris wrote:

Yannis1976 wrote:

Hi,

I am looking a camera for my father to replace his Canon 600D which he didn't use mainly because of size of body, lenses and weight. He wants to have relatively good low light capability and some long zoom (150mm). Cost is an issue (600€) but we are open to suggestions, even used ones. I have the following kits which seem interesting:

Panasonic G5 (14-140)....645€

I'd vote for that, plus a 25mm f1.7.

BUT… Why not a GX7 with 14-42mm II and 45-150mm or 14-140mm II. Add a 25mm f1.7 for low light.

I just got back from South Africa and my wife was using the new Lumix FZ300. I could not believe the quality of the images. It's super light, has an effective lens from 25mm to 600mm, dop dead simple to use with RAW, Touch Screen LCD, Touch Pad AF and more. For those who want Fast, Light and Mobile this camera can't be beat.

It is an excellent choice in so many ways. It is a small sensor version of the G7 in many ways. A larger sensor version but even closer to a G6 or G7 with their 14/140 lens, but with a fixed lens is the FZ1000.

It should be noted that the FZ 300/330 and Sony RX10 are moderately environmentally sealed.

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