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[petesie]

Great post there VZ...certainly told me off!

I hear what yer saying with the Fuji gear and I think I've been peaking over the fence at it though I guess an issue with having gone the Nikon/Canon route is that you end up with a bag full of lenses and all the associated other stuff.

Once you've invested in it it's kinda hard to shake it...

[kendal1972]

Great post there VZ...certainly told me off!

I hear what yer saying with the Fuji gear and I think I've been peaking over the fence at it though I guess an issue with having gone the Nikon/Canon route is that you end up with a bag full of lenses and all the associated other stuff.

Once you've invested in it it's kinda hard to shake it...

actually what i've noticed is i'm petrified of taking my gear out and about because it was so damn expensive
Whatever i do in the future i think i'll stick with canon personally as i like it's colour balance and i quite like the interface, i guess everyone ends up with their favourites.
has anyone tried the eos-m at all, i'd be interested in a run down of that??

[Brianne]

Once you've invested in it it's kinda hard to shake it... [/quote]
actually what i've noticed is i'm petrified of taking my gear out and about because it was so damn expensive
Whatever i do in the future i think i'll stick with canon personally as i like it's colour balance and i quite like the interface, i guess everyone ends up with their favourites.
has anyone tried the eos-m at all, i'd be interested in a run down of that??[/quote]

Like you the 5d is locked up as realised only have £250 per item.
Had pro insurance before but on a year long trip to los the bank froze my account as someone in Thailand was using it, this cancelled the direct debt and now they refuse me insurance..

on the EOS-M had a wee play in the camera shop last night.
compared against a panny GFX and it seemed about the same size.

the body contour was a bit uncomfortable in the hand and though the screen looked ok no viewfinder kinda put me off.
Old habits die hard.

[petesie]

My intermittent Fuji X10 has let me down for the last time.

I took some quite reasonable snaps of a recent trip to discover the focus is way off due to processor issues...bastard.

I had a good touchy feely of the Nikon P7700 and it is doing it for me as a compact replacement...where is that fat bastard in the red suit?

[kendal1972]

My intermittent Fuji X10 has let me down for the last time.

I took some quite reasonable snaps of a recent trip to discover the focus is way off due to processor issues...bastard.

I had a good touchy feely of the Nikon P7700 and it is doing it for me as a compact replacement...where is that fat bastard in the red suit?

how about the sony rx100?

[petesie]

After posting about the Nikon I tried the RX100, saw the you tube vids and then my local Sony dealer rang me up to inform me he'd now received a new shipment.

Bollocks...

[petesie]

Picked up the wee Sony this morning...after the initial charge I've only taken some odd snaps but the quality seems superb with plenty of options lurking in the menus...

[Von Zest]

Picked up the wee Sony this morning...after the initial charge I've only taken some odd snaps but the quality seems superb with plenty of options lurking in the menus...

Niice. I hate using flash but found it quite useful on the RX100, you can pull it up to use as a soft bounce flash and get quite a nice effect without that uglyness of a up frontal flash shot. Enjoy!

Anyone try the RX1 yet?

[petesie]

A buddy picked up the Canon G15 which feels a nice solid camera albeit a wee bit chunky for your back pocket, not plasticky like it's predecessor.

Damn...so many choices!

[Woof1]

Just traded my Canon Gear with few lenses to an Olympus OMD EM5 with a Panasonic 12-35 HD Lense. Great Low Light shooting so far, Learning settings as I was a canon guy for years. TRaded 25 Lbs to a 3 Lbs. Handling is proving to be a bit odd as it is so light, so added the Grip now.
Oddball is the fact that to recharge batteries you have to unfasten grip, but that's OK

[petesie]

Good luck with it!

My new little Sony RX100 is performing nicely; I was tempted to throw my lot in with the Fuji EX-1 but can't bear to part with the Nikon D300s yet...plus I'm broke!

[Brianne]

Just traded my Canon Gear with few lenses to an Olympus OMD EM5 with a Panasonic 12-35 HD Lense. Great Low Light shooting so far, Learning settings as I was a canon guy for years. ç Handling is proving to be a bit odd as it is so light, so added the Grip now.
Oddball is the fact that to recharge batteries you have to unfasten grip, but that's OK

I picked up the EM5 last year and am well impressed with the quality
The Canon Kit is gathering dust in the corner
Was going to ebay it tonite as I was going to do last week and the weeks before, just cannae do it.

By the way 'TRaded 25 Lbs to a 3 Lbs' hope that was pounds and not sexual partners