Best pocketable point and shoot

[gliderbee]

Pocketable means slim; it's not so much the length that makes it pocketable or unpocketable (you might need "deep" pockets though 😉), not the height, but the width, how slim it is.

The Ricoh GR1V is slimmer then the Olympus XA, Olympus Mju II, Minox 35 and Rollei 35 (I just compared with all of these).

There's one for sale here: http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?87255-Ricoh-GR1V-in-excellent-condition but you'll have to login.

I am "connected" to the seller 😎.

Stefan.

 

[uinku]

English isn't my native language so I wonder if I have to interpret thread as "P&S best for carrying in a pocket" or ""best P&S which also is pocketable" 😕

I'd say it's the latter: best P&S which is also pocketable.

Film: XA4 with 1600
Digital: GR-D series (I have a 4 and it's great for my needs)

As you can see, I like the 28mm.

The S100 also looks really promising, but I personally haven't used it extensively.

 

[btgc]

Definition of 28mm film P&S: Konica Off-road 28 with 8 element lens. Be it smaller and/or without grip it wouldn't be my winner. Come on: if camera isn't built-in into watch or ring, you still have to carry it. So why opt for slightly smaller body sacrificing ergonomics?

Konica C35 EF3, Ricoh FF-70 and 700 (aka FF-90 and Super) and Olympus Mju II (aka Stylus Epic) for 35mm. Konica Big Mini, too.

Zooms: Konica Z-Up 28W, Fuji Zoom Date F2.8 (aka Silvi) and Fuji Mini Zoom (aka Tiara Zoom) for wide zooms, then comes Konica Lexio 70 - because of some distortions at wide angle setting but feature loaded camera.

 

[Pentudlian]

Rollei 35 for me.

 

[dogberryjr]

Olympus XA series for film.

I like my wife's S95, and it's pretty darned pocketable.

 

[nonot]

I'd be hard pressed to choose between a Contax T3 and a Ricoh GR1v
Digital, I just use my iphone.

 

[Greyscale]

Nikon AF600
Samsung AF Mini
Konica Lexio 70

all are very good.

 

[sepiareverb]

Another vote for the Contax T3. Arguably the best lens ever put in a compact camera, and it is a very tiny thing in the hand. Smaller than a Rollei 35, right about as big as a Stylus Epic (going from memory there- tho the Stylus is certainly thinner). I've had one with me every time I've worn my coat this winter and like this camera more with every roll of film I run and every print I make. Excellent meter, great simple controls when you want them that can be operated with thin gloves on, and image quality that certainly rivals Leica glass in prints at nice big sizes. This is a camera I'm pretty sure I'll use for the rest of my life- even if I have to replace it a few times over.

 

[FrozenInTime]

Another vote for the GRD IV :

The tonality from new jpeg engine with DR expansion is so good I rarely use DNG raw anymore.

Good up to ISO 800 indoors and helped along with IS and 3 axis level indicators.

 

[malthusiantrap]

Among the cameras I own, I like these compacts the best:
1. Konica Big Mini - very stylish (I have the champagne version) and excellent lens, a bit slow start up time though.
2. Olympus Stylus Epic - fast lens and great performance
3. Olympus XA - Aperture priority, +1.5 exposure comp, great lens and an option for rangefinder/scale focusing. What's not to like?

Digital:
I tried an LX5 but the form factor and controls didn't really mesh with my needs so I got a Ricoh GRD III. That Ricoh is a joy to use and the images are just fantastic.

 

[Gary Sandhu]

Film: minolta tc-1
I like it better than the contax t3 because of the wider lens and better controls.

Digital: canon s95 ( I don't have the s100)

 

[River Dog]

My current choices are:
Olympus XA
Canon S95

 

[OlliL]

Film: I really love (and missed my) Pentax Espio Mini
Just bought another one. 😀

Digital: Ricoh GRD
I don't need a zoom and really like the intuitive controls.

 

[agour]

olympus xa

light, cheap, fast lens

 

[walnuts]

I am in love with the Ricoh GR1. I swear that thing is as good as my Nikkor 28mm 2.8 AIS. Small camera thats very well built, it has the best controls that ive ever used on a point and shoot. The biggest factor for me is that you can turn the flash off before you turn the camera on. I like the AE control as well.

 

[Tessar.]

Like the White Angel, the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim, but the rewind crank broke off on mine. I liked that I'd carried it with my other cameras so when I finished a film it had about 2 years worth of pics from lots of different locations. Also my wife's Rollei AF35M, or the original Olympus Pen

 

[jpressman]

I like my S95. I liked my LX3 a lot, but someone swiped it and I decided to switch to Canon to see how it is. The LX3 had nicer b&w files IMHO.

 

[maitani]

real pocketable

tc-1
xa + xa4
gr-1

pocketable
28ti nikon
contax t2

not so pocketable
hexar af

 

[TechCron]

i vote for Contax T3

 

[Corto]

Film:
Oly Stylus Infinity , good lens and great handshape, protected lens and fits anywhere.

Digital:

Canon Powershot SD800IS.

Very small, Userfriendly and good lens. Viewfinder.