'best' pocket camera?

[Monochrom]

i´ve had many pocket film cameras, the best i´d say are the contax t3 and TVS.....but

...recently i traded some lenses for a sony rx100 II...i must admit it really shines, i´ve had a really good time with it!

Todos by Patagonean, on Flickr

Devoción by Patagonean, on Flickr

Evangélicos-Fiebre, Calor y Coca-Cola. by Patagonean, on Flickr


Once i simplified all variables in camera, then it was easy to use!

 

[back alley]

i sold my sony rx100 when i was out of work...loved that thing!

 

[Canyongazer]

For me it would be the Ricoh GR if it had a 45-ish equiv lens but it doesn't so it's not.
I like 28 but not as an only.

So, it's still my LX3..
Keep the ISO low and 13x19 prints are reasonable, especially in B&W. The lens is fast and requires very little stopping down ---just one stop is fine---and thus helps with that.
Have fun with your new camera, Joe.

 

[back alley]

For me it would be the Ricoh GR if it had a 45-ish equiv lens but it doesn't so it's not.
I like 28 but not as an only.

So, it's still my LX3..
Keep the ISO low and 13x19 prints are reasonable, especially in B&W. The lens is fast and requires very little stopping down ---just one stop is fine---and thus helps with that.
Have fun with your new camera, Joe.

thanks!

..

 

[back alley]

tracking shows the camera will be here tomorrow...should be able to pick it up after work and play with it over the weekend!

 

[back alley]

tracking shows the camera will be here tomorrow...should be able to pick it up after work and play with it over the weekend!

update...it's out for delivery now...

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

...as the anticipation mounts, Joe paces back and forth in front of the door, waiting for the mail to arrive.
To Be Continued

 

[back alley]

...as the anticipation mounts, Joe paces back and forth in front of the door, waiting for the mail to arrive.
To Be Continued

...pretty close. lol!

i was excited when the extra batteries/charger i ordered for it showed in the mail yesterday...all charged up, so to speak...(groan)

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

We expect a picture of it using the 780 of course.

 

[k__43]

Contax T2 for me.

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Gee whiz Joe, did it come???????

The suspense is killing us!

 

[back alley]

Gee whiz Joe, did it come???????

The suspense is killing us!

aye matey it arrived in the middle of a snowstorm, i had to drive 2 blocks to the postal station to pick it up...it looks new, has a nice heft to it...not as tiny as the canon 780 but then it affords a greater degree of control over it...i think carrying both might be a hoot, just plain fun to play with!!

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

So where's the 780 picture of it?
Or did it freeze on the way to the post office?

 

[back alley]

So where's the 780 picture of it?
Or did it freeze on the way to the post office?

i need something to do over the weekend...we're getting a ton of snow and i'm thinking a quick trip for groceries and then staying in and playing with the new toys!

 

[AlwaysOnAuto]

Oh, sorry, we aren't in 'survivor mode' here, just getting ready for another 75*+ day of sun.

 

[back alley]

20 to 30cm of snow by end of today...worse in the surrounding areas...wind chill -30c...

 

[Spanik]

I recently got a Canon MC30. Like it a lot as a pocket camera. Small, sturdy, closes completely and easy to find batteries. It's full auto but for the use I don't care.

Don't use digital in that role.

 

[David Murphy]

balancing price and ability to produce excellent images...add pocketability to the mix...
something to carry 24/7...

Any Rollei 35 Tessar or Sonnar model - awesome images, pocketable, and fairly inexpensive (especially the Tessar's).

 

[ABrosig]

Really loving the thread. Everybody's talking about cameras I wish I had.
For my walking-around, film is an Olympus 35RC; digital is a Canon G9. I know there's some quality issues with the G9, but I've always had good luck shooting raw at lower iso (400 at the top end; 800 in a very extreme situation, 1600 if I'm going for that sand-painting look 😎.

 

[SausalitoDog]

Any x100...BEST would be x100T

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