At the local photography club, we have a weekly online photo contest , what caught my attention was my youngest sister, I invited her to join the club, without much expectations, and I am surprised her photos were selected as winner three times in the last two months , and that against some well known pros.
She was using my 750D, however she was complaining that my camera had "too many buttons" as I know her, the only button she uses is the shutter button.
Any suggestions for a user friendly small camera ? knowing she never bothers swapping lenses
Let her choose. Don't come up with suggestions from a couple of old guys who don't know her needs. Maybe she's just happy with something in pink - and why isn't she using her smartphone like all persons at her age?
The usual suspects. Sony A6000 (A6300 and A6500 are too expensive), almost any Fujifilm camera (X-E2, X-E3, X-T10, X-T20 or the fixed lens X100T or X100F). Any Canon xxxD (They are all the same anyway). The larger the camera, the sooner she'll stop carrying it around.
toni-a, you already wanted a new camera anyway B) :lol:
The usual suspects do have some buttons, as far as I remember... if she doens't change lenses (but I guess, she zooms a lot?), so why not a bridge?.
How about an EOS1300D?
Quote:At the local photography club, we have a weekly online photo contest , what caught my attention was my youngest sister, I invited her to join the club, without much expectations, and I am surprised her photos were selected as winner three times in the last two months , and that against some well known pros.
She was using my 750D, however she was complaining that my camera had "too many buttons" as I know her, the only button she uses is the shutter button.
Any suggestions for a user friendly small camera ? knowing she never bothers swapping lenses
Well, how about the Canon SL2 (200D). Due to the smaller size, it physically has fewer buttons. As simple as that.
10-24-2017, 12:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2017, 12:43 PM by thxbb12.)
A panasonic GM5 with an Olympus 17mm f1.8 or Pany 15mm f1.7 :-) Tiny yet versatile.
If she likes to photograph landscapes, pair it with a Pany 14 f2.5 or Oly 9-18. If she's into portraits then pair it with a 45 f1.8.
Great IQ in a minimalistic package.
Cute. I would have a liked to recommend Panasonic as well, but I simply have no overview about their current line-up. It's just that "Panasonic" at some point always pops up when it's about well performing, yet often underrated cameras.
I'd suggest a different approach: if she likes what she's doing and the results she gets, offer her to explain some of the basic functions on a camera, and how adjustments influence the results (aperture, shutter speed, exposure compensation) or how to use them creatively (on a basic level). And which of the many buttons are really important for this... it's just a few in the end.
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10-24-2017, 11:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2017, 11:36 PM by wim.)
Quote:A panasonic GM5 with an Olympus 17mm f1.8 or Pany 15mm f1.7 :-) Tiny yet versatile.
If she likes to photograph landscapes, pair it with a Pany 14 f2.5 or Oly 9-18. If she's into portraits then pair it with a 45 f1.8.
Great IQ in a minimalistic package.
Great suggestion indeed.
Alternative for the (Oly) 45 F/1.8 would be the Panny 42.5 F/1.7 - it is cheaper, slightly better, has IS (nice with the GM5 of course), and it has very nice OOF rendering too.
Another alternative could be, be it with more buttons, an Oly E-M10, I or II, with the 14-42 EZ pancake, or the Panny 12-32 pancake (good option for the GM5 as well, obviously).
I do think first lens should obviously be something she would be comfortable shooting with.
Considering size and weight, while retaining very good IQ, and hence "shootability", I'd consider this path a very good option.
Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....
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