Parents are looking to merge their old Panasonic bridge camera and 400D into a small package with better IQ than they currently get (from the bridge at longer focal lengths.
Use is mainly travel, so general, landscape and wildlife (which is where they are struggling most at the moment). They want something small and simple (to me that means more buttons rather than reams of menus), it'll be on auto most of the time.
I'm thinking something m4/3, but really don't know where to start, other than getting a mid range Panasonic or something like the Olly OMD M10. I'm thinking something like a 100-300mm lens to go with it for the long end and just a standard 14-42mm lens for the all purpose lens. Any recommendations on which, or experiences with lens selections on the m4/3?
They would also like reasonable macro ability. From a quick glance there don't seem to be any dedicated macro lenses for m4/3 and I don't think think they would particularly want to carry another lense round. Are there any standard lenses with good closeup ability?
Use is mainly travel, so general, landscape and wildlife (which is where they are struggling most at the moment). They want something small and simple (to me that means more buttons rather than reams of menus), it'll be on auto most of the time.
I'm thinking something m4/3, but really don't know where to start, other than getting a mid range Panasonic or something like the Olly OMD M10. I'm thinking something like a 100-300mm lens to go with it for the long end and just a standard 14-42mm lens for the all purpose lens. Any recommendations on which, or experiences with lens selections on the m4/3?
They would also like reasonable macro ability. From a quick glance there don't seem to be any dedicated macro lenses for m4/3 and I don't think think they would particularly want to carry another lense round. Are there any standard lenses with good closeup ability?
