My D90 is Broken...

panthro · 6 Jun 2018 at 16:19

And I don't know what to do. My photography was never really serious, but I enjoyed using my SLR on trips abroad and for general wildlife. The images it took were stunning. I still have a Sigma 10-20 and a Nikkor 70-300 VR which I love. However now I have a child I don't want to lug kit round as well as children's things, and a lot of my photos these days are of my daughter or work related things so I'm thinking if shifting my requirements.
I want a camera I can use over Wi-Fi/BT/NFC so it can go straight to social media so have shortlisted a couple of cameras for a £600 budget:
Sony A6300 - Well built, light, has WiFi, 4k video and you can get some decent primes. However I can't afford a good zoom or wide lens to go with it.
Nikkon D7200 - a good step up from my D90 and I can use my existing lens, but it's big, heavy and potentially overkill for what I'm doing now.
Fujifilm X100T - cheaper than the F and had loads of features I want, but is fixed lens.
Fujifilm XT20 - similar to the A6300 but with a better lens selection.
Sony Alpha A7 - full frame, better selection of lenses, I can potentially use an adapter for my Nikkon lenses (?) but less features than the A6300 i.e no 4k video.

Please help. I want a new camera before my holiday at the end of the month.

panthro · 6 Jun 2018 at 16:43

sHo0sH said:
Would something like this be an option? https://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Used/Sony-RX10-MK2_210911.html

I've never really been taken with bridge cameras. For their size, I'd rather upgrade the SLR.

panthro · 7 Jun 2018 at 09:50

willems said:
what about the a6000 rather than the a6300? there is cashback on most sony cameras currently

*i see you mention 4k video. is this a must?

The A6300 has the cash back discounted already in Heathrow duty free, so it's around £650. I thought about the A6000 but figured the A6300 offers quite a lot more features not not a lot extra in price. I have an AS1000V 4K action cam so it's not essential but would be a nice touch.

panthro · 9 Jun 2018 at 13:35

I think I'm going to buy a D7200 and decent prime lens. If there's not much size difference I don't see the point, especially when I have a couple of good lenses and know how to use the Nikon.

panthro · 16 Jun 2018 at 08:14

robfosters said:
Did you get one? I have the D7200. Bloody love it. Image quality is second to none and has the feel of a pro camera at consumer prices.

No, I am bad with decisions. I've decided to look at something like a used X100T or MFT GX9 for my holiday and then buy the D7200 at a later date.

panthro · 16 Jun 2018 at 09:10

Minstadave said:
The GX9 seems really poor value over the GX85. The only main difference is the 20MP sensor which doesn’t make a huge difference and the tilty EVF. It’s shameful the GX9 is rocking the same terrible EVF with cheap optics at nearly double the price of the GX85.

The GX85 goes on offer regularly too.

I was thinking about the GX80/5 but it's a fair but bigger than what I want it for and would defeat the purpose of having a small camera for travel.

Edit - I'm thinking of the G80/5. I'll have a look at the GX85. Is it the older model of the GX9?

panthro · 23 Jun 2018 at 07:34

Still haven't made a decision on this, but am focussing on the G80 or A6300. I bought a DJI Osmo mobile 2, which is awesome so I doubt I'll be doing any video work with the camera now.

panthro · 23 Jun 2018 at 07:35

D.P. said:
If size is a concern you should really think about sense-size, as that i what ultimately will dictate the lens sizes and the bulk of the system. Many of the Sony and Fuji lenses are just as big if not bigger than the Canon and Nikon equivalents.

I highly recommend m43 cameras form Olympus and Panasonic. Most of the lenses are far smaller than competitors at equivalent focal lengths. The smaller bodies and lenses end up pocket sized.I like my little EMP-2 shoved in a pocket when hiking with kids etc.

You're definitely right. Handling the m43 cameras is such a joy after using DSLR's. I have quite big hands though so the G80 style bodies is about as small as I'm comfortable with. It's the extra grip that does it for me.

panthro · 25 Jun 2018 at 08:51

D.P. said:
I find the m43 system just a great compliemnt to a full DSLR outfit. The size and weight difference is massive but the image quality, focus, features and performance is not such a big step backwards. All the APS-C mirrorless camera are relatively nice but the lenses are big and heavy or missing entirely. They are a kind of middle ground

I handled an Olympus OMD EM10 Mk3 at the weekend and it was lovely. I think this with a pancake type lens would make the perfect travel camera for me.