nongfuspring
Well-known
I'm planning on having a good camera to take around with me on holidays and so on, as well as for work doing some product photography and images for posters (I do a lot of design etc.). So basically I need something that will give me "professional" photos, but also portability and a certain degree of flexibility. I would be totally fine with just the x100's 35mm fixed lens if it weren't for having to do the occasional studio photography, in fact I really like the x100 in a way that i don't especially like DSLRs (my main choice right now is the Pentax K-5) since it feels great to use and is just so portable. Which makes me wonder, is it better for me to invest in a system camera or just take the x100 with telephoto adapter?
I'd love to get both an x100 and a K-5 but I'll barely be able to scrape money together for just the one of them, so I really feel as if its important to get a camera that will produce good images as well as be personally appealing and convenient enough for me to want to use it on a daily basis. Any advice appreciated!
I'd love to get both an x100 and a K-5 but I'll barely be able to scrape money together for just the one of them, so I really feel as if its important to get a camera that will produce good images as well as be personally appealing and convenient enough for me to want to use it on a daily basis. Any advice appreciated!
chrishayton
Well-known
I have a Nikon D3 with various lenses but I feel my X100 is just as capable when it comes to image quality in all but the poorest of light
The Fuji is a perfect travel camera however its not a good product photography camera unless the items are large. The macro is great but close and wide never looks great. How about a Pentax K30? They are very inexpensive. Maybe your budget could stretch ( they are £349 in the UK at the moment)
The Fuji is a perfect travel camera however its not a good product photography camera unless the items are large. The macro is great but close and wide never looks great. How about a Pentax K30? They are very inexpensive. Maybe your budget could stretch ( they are £349 in the UK at the moment)
kshapero
South Florida Man
Unless you really feel that you must pretend you have a rangefinder I say get the K-5.
Used X100 and low end / older DSLR? I know you want the X100, but it might be smarter to go with the DSLR based on your needs.
filmtwit
Desperate but not serious
Fuji X1 pro sounds like it would fit the bill across the board for you.
willie_901
Veteran
Actually I pretend I have a DSLR and wear my National Geograhic logo vest. Then I sneak around he neighborhood with my X-Pro 1 photographing cats, dogs and the occasional bird.
Then I change into a suit and tie and pretend I'm a National Geograhic photo editor so I can write myself a highly flattering acceptance letter.
Then I change into a suit and tie and pretend I'm a National Geograhic photo editor so I can write myself a highly flattering acceptance letter.
denizg7
Well-known
5d mark ii
redisburning
Well-known
dSLR
get the camera that fits your needs first and your wants later.
get the camera that fits your needs first and your wants later.
pb908
Well-known
k5 is dam* good (or should i say great camera)
it is small and with pancake lens it shines for travel camera. It is has quiet shutter, maybe the quietest i ever heard from dslr.
For me, functionality, k5 is the winner, x100 still having other x factor : the cool looking body, hybrid finder.
it is small and with pancake lens it shines for travel camera. It is has quiet shutter, maybe the quietest i ever heard from dslr.
For me, functionality, k5 is the winner, x100 still having other x factor : the cool looking body, hybrid finder.
kxl
Social Documentary
Your needs seem varied enough to warrant a DSLR. Just remember that you are buying into a system, so the comparison is not X100 v. K5, but X100 v. Pentax system.
If I have to choose a DSLR system I would go with either Nikon or Canon (I'm actually heavily invested in the Nikon system).
If I have to choose a DSLR system I would go with either Nikon or Canon (I'm actually heavily invested in the Nikon system).
nongfuspring
Well-known
You're all right, I should go for the DSLR. Thanks for talking some sense into me. I'd love to go for the mk-2 or the xpro-1/xe-1 but considering the price of both getting a lens and the body they're way out of my price range, even second hand.
I'm definitely tending towards the K-30, it sounds like a real bargain for the money
I'm definitely tending towards the K-30, it sounds like a real bargain for the money