Can anyone recommend a Micro 4/3 Camera mainly for stills shots and good in low light levels?
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Can anyone recommend a Micro 4/3 Camera mainly for stills shots and good in low light levels?
mirrorless small cameras are pretty expensive
I bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX100 when they first came out. The quality is superb and the fast lens makes low light performance very good. The 4k video is simply stunning whe played back on a 4k tv or monitor.
It is not cheap but I notice that John Lewis have a £100 cash back offer at present https://www.johnlewis.com/panasonic-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
i'd got with that size too. they are not quite a 4/3 digital but damn good all the same. Lumix, canon, sony are all very good. Ive got a canon myself now and one before that was a sony...one before that was a lumix so i know they are all good and they mostly just keep making them better every year. my one has wifi too so i can upload them straight to ipad etc. Think the sony took a better pic tho.
Good 4/3 mirrorless will cost 3 k
Funny I was looking at the Panasonic Lumix GX80 which is around the same price but the DMC LX100 is very good at the JL price with £100 cash back. At the moment the GX80 is at the top of my list unless anyone can suggest otherwise.
It is also in the ball park regarding cost.
I think the GX80 is a bit smaller but the standard lens is much slower than the (f1.7) LX100. You can swap lenses on the GX80 though.
I have used M4/3 cameras since they were launched and have had a few Panasonic models and about an equal number from Olympus. Currently I use an Olympus Digital Pen F - excellent results and a truly versatile performer with great ergonomics (about £900 for body only at the mo - although there are plenty of deals available.) I also have an early OM-D model from them which is ergonomically actually better than the Pen-F. Olympus do a range of cheaper 'Pen' style bodies that are also very good in terms of features. I think most feature WiFi as standard but best check.
For me Olympus trounces the Panasonics I have tried in just about every aspect but chiefly because they use in-body stabilisation (Panasonic put stabilisation in the lens) which means they are accessible for a much wider range of lenses.
Plenty of fast lenses available from both brands but usually limited to primes - zooms are either much slower or very pricy. Also well worth looking out for Voigtlander alternatives, they have been doing good fast M4/3 lenses for some time now.