Allan Jeffers
EF3
Don't get my wrong, I love my 5DmkII and canon 30D, but sometimes less is more. A while back I got a Lumux zs3 mostly as a camera that go pretty much everywhere with me to shoot atmospheric optics and record video of thunderstorms. Well, the lumix just don't cut it. Noise and lack of manual focus and exposure don't work too well for this type of shooting.
I did have a thought of getting canons high end point and shoot, the G11 I think, but it don't do video.
A 7D or T2I would fill the bill with a few quirks, but would be just like the set up I take to work with me all ready:
30D with grip
11-16mm lens
24mm lens
50mm lens
100mm lens
and some misc goodies.
The other day I got good an wet with my gear bag trying to get a good location to shoot some rotation over my head at work. Did not even get my gear out. If I had, I would have got everything wet as I tried to shove my camera back in the bag. Sure, A little water should not do much, but still.
On TV I seen a comercial for the Olympus Pen and started to think. The camera has built in IS, which is good. Manual exposure and focus even in movie mode. Shoots Raw, with the lens cost under a grand. More compact. I figure if I was out shooting with the pen, with no bag, I could just remove the lens real quick and pocket both the camera and lens.
Since my Lumix don't satisfy my needs and rather just going for yet another P&S, why not get a pen? A hybrid DSLR P&S camera? It would be used mostly while I am at work or do not feel like hauling my gear around or need to be quick.
Your thoughts?
I did have a thought of getting canons high end point and shoot, the G11 I think, but it don't do video.
A 7D or T2I would fill the bill with a few quirks, but would be just like the set up I take to work with me all ready:
30D with grip
11-16mm lens
24mm lens
50mm lens
100mm lens
and some misc goodies.
The other day I got good an wet with my gear bag trying to get a good location to shoot some rotation over my head at work. Did not even get my gear out. If I had, I would have got everything wet as I tried to shove my camera back in the bag. Sure, A little water should not do much, but still.
On TV I seen a comercial for the Olympus Pen and started to think. The camera has built in IS, which is good. Manual exposure and focus even in movie mode. Shoots Raw, with the lens cost under a grand. More compact. I figure if I was out shooting with the pen, with no bag, I could just remove the lens real quick and pocket both the camera and lens.
Since my Lumix don't satisfy my needs and rather just going for yet another P&S, why not get a pen? A hybrid DSLR P&S camera? It would be used mostly while I am at work or do not feel like hauling my gear around or need to be quick.
Your thoughts?
