Compact Camera

Anyone got any experience using a Samsung NX300? I been browsing compact cameras with removable lens for backpacking.

One of my favorite photo bloggers loves it. You can read more here.

Kirk Tuck NX300 review

If mirrorless is where you'd like to go, I'll suggest a close look at the µ4/3 format. It has far and away the largest selection of lenses and bodies and you can put together a weatherproof system, if you should so desire.

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Thank you so much. I can see how the lack of EVF be a huge deal breaker for me, since I plan to use this outdoors. I really just want shoot cool photos for fun while hiking and what not.

Have two seasons now with the Oly E-M5 and must say, it's the bees's knees for backpacking. Compact, responsive, IBIS, EVF, weatherproof--pretty much everything I was waiting for. Image quality is actually better than my dslrs.

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But for the same body weight, you can get a full-frame Sony a7, which has a sensor almost 4 times larger. In addition, a micro 4/3 has a 2x crop factor. That generally equates to an advantage to the full-frame for those shooting landscapes. I own neither as I am in the APS-C sensor camp, which has a 1.5x crop factor and a sensor that is about 64% larger than a micro 4/3. I am not a big fan of the 4:3 ratio; I prefer the 3:2 as it is closer to the golden ratio.

Have used it and I changed to Canon EOS M5. It's lighter and the photo quality is much better.

I'm firmly in the 4/3 camp having switched from Canon to Olympus years ago. The smaller sensor only matters at very low f-stops when trying for selective focus. The mirrorless cameras will probably supersede the SLR's as the line between still photography and video blurs. I use both micro 4/3 and the original 4/3 cameras. The sensor size is the same, but the micro 4/3 cameras and lenses are smaller. A 35 - 100mm, f 2.8 lens would replace my old 70 - 210mm, f 2.8 35mm format monster. That was probably my all time favorite lens, but it was huge.

Camera models have changed a lot in the 4 1/2 years since this thread started. Of course many of us still use cameras older than that, but those in the market for a replacement might want to investigate what is currently available!

My friend uses the Canon EOS M100 and loves it. I on the other hand am more of a DSLR guy though. Happy with by Nikon D3400