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M4/3, compact, Mirrorless for <$500 Opinions?

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VulgarDisplay

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Wife is looking to replace her aging canon point and shoot, and I've been looking for something decent under $500 for her. The problem is, there are so many damn choices.

The Sony NEX-5T, Fuji X-A1, Nikon 1 J3 (seems to have a decent prime lens for cheap), and so many others to choose from.

I'm practically sold on the nikon 1 j3 because of it's size and some decent cheap lenses being available. Anyone had to make this decision in this price range?
 
Are you sure your wife needs/wants an interchangeable lens camera? Even the Nikon 1 is going to take up more space than the canon, and managing extra lenses is also a hassle. How serious does she want to get with the photography?

If you get a Canon S1xx series camera, she should be right at home since she has a Canon p&s already. The sensor size is larger than your average p&s, but it's also nowhere near where the interchangeables are. For something in between (but pricier), check out the Sony RX100.
 
Syborg1211 said:
Are you sure your wife needs/wants an interchangeable lens camera? Even the Nikon 1 is going to take up more space than the canon, and managing extra lenses is also a hassle. How serious does she want to get with the photography?

If you get a Canon S1xx series camera, she should be right at home since she has a Canon p&s already. The sensor size is larger than your average p&s, but it's also nowhere near where the interchangeables are. For something in between (but pricier), check out the Sony RX100.
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Who cares what my wife wants lol. She asked for a smaller camera than our d5100 so I want something g new to play with. She can think its for her all she wants hahaha.

I keep hearing about how awful the menus and controls are on the Sony cameras. The Fuji sounds like its better on that front than the others. The Nikon 1 j3 has price on its side.
 
Sony RX100, very compact, raving review and your wife will love it. just wait for the occasional sales at 400$ (amazon price :550$ atm)
 
As far as M4/3 goes, I think you can get an Olympus E-PM2 w/kit lens for ~200 USD, or at least there were several deals over the past month or two on Slickdeals about it. It's super small and has a pretty good sensor.
 
Decided on the nex 6 because of the deal. Its small enough to fit in her purse, and I can get an adapter to work with my Nikon lenses.

I also love the evf and focus peaking capability. That is a truly great feature.
 
VulgarDisplay said:
Need to talk to the wife because the nex 6 is on sale for $524 right now. That's a pretty crazy deal I'd say.
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It's a great deal. I was going to post it in the thread yesterday, but didn't after you posted about the Sony menus. 😀

I have an NEX-F3, the menu isn't so bad. Should be better on the NEX-6 because you have more manual controls.

I bought an A7 earlier today. Should be here on Monday. 😀
 
I love my Olympus E-PM2. I bought the body only and then got a Sigma 30mm 2.8 from BH Photo. Camera was $250 on sale and lens was $200.

I use it on auto mode because I'm not learned with all the manual programing yet.

The video isn't the greatest from what the reviews say but it takes great pics. My saying goes if you want great video go buy a camcorder which are made for it.

See the pics... I am happy with these. I can't wait to try a fisheye lens soon.

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