Foggy8

One reason I use a small camera rather than a phone to photograph is because of the optical zoom lenses rather than the prime lenses on phones.

An iphone with a 28-140 optical zoom.

I will check out the A650. It’s a good looking design, but a bit bigger and not as wide as what I want. There are many camera choices where 3 of the 4 features are solved. Thanks for your ...

Thanks for your suggestion and amazing research that you are cataloging. My defaults are the camera must use SD cards, and have greater than 6MP. So, maybe post-2006 cameras only??? Your photos ...

The Canon A1200/1300/1400, like other cameras, meet three of the four parameters.  A 28-140 lens, OVF, pocket sized, but only a 1/2.3” sensor instead of the 1/1.7” or larger. Canon A1400 16MP ...

And it shoots RAW files too!

Yes, ultra compact. And I would consider the Canon S100 an ultra compact.

The dpreview camera search is a wonderful and helpful database. Surprisingly here’s a combination that yields zero results: Pocket size, premium compact sensor ~1/1.7”, optical viewfinder, 30mm ...

I thought that I would never sell my Nikon FM2 which I bought in the 80’s because of the mechanical shutter, but I sold it three years ago because my eyes are not as good as they used to be. I ...

That’s a good point. In fact, right now if you want to get into film you can get a good SLR with lens for probably $40. Might not be a 50mm lens and it might not be a Nikon FM2, but, something ...

Interesting. Does the photo industry need to do a better job of marketing or are most people just happy taking pictures with their phones?

I agree. Some of these plastic SLR bodies are priced amazingly low, and that it's a great way to get started in film photography. Unfortunately, the 50mm lenses are a little bit pricey.

I stand corrected. I forgot about the Nikon FM2, Olympus OM-1, etc. SLR cameras that are small and have a mechanical shutter will hold their value. Canon AE-1 has done well too even though the ...

When I get the hankering to shoot 35mm film I enjoy using either a 35mm rangefinder or a point and shoot 35mm camera. I like the smaller size and lighter weight compared to an SLR camera. If the ...

My previous post reached its post limit. I did sell my fixed lens camera online and described the lens on the camera simply as 24-90 with no mm designation. Thanks to all the responders for their ...

A local camera dealer had a Panasonic 14mm f2.5 in their used department, and I purchased it because it's such a cool looking pancake lens. So, before I sell my Panasonic GF3 body, I had to take a ...

Thanks! I'll try it.

Here's one where the highlights got clipped because I was unable to physically get close enough to the flowers because of a stairway handrail in the way to AE lock the highlights. From where I was ...

Congrats, enjoy. The pocket size and 24-120 zoom range makes a perfect walk-around camera.

Right. I am still testing out this procedure and getting used to the fact that the image on the monitor looks too light, but I'm leaving it like that. Here is a photo of the original RAW exposure ...