DSLR - time to replace the manual point and shoot
Really interested in any thoughts anyone has on a 'decent' camera on the road.
I posted this to my blog a few weeks ago (some background on my experience etc) - Help find me a new camera » The London Biker
and the advise from my peers appears to be something along the lines of the new Panasonic Lumix G1 HD hyrbid
LUMIX Digital Cameras - G Micro System - DMC-GH1 - Overview - UK & Ireland
The advantages of something like this to the rider seem obvious - it's small - has fewer moving parts due to the lack of mirror, has smaller lenses (but a growing range) and appears to also shoot pretty decent HD movies when required.
This is my requirement list
- Tough
- Light
- Compact
- Decent video mode
- Solid lens support
- Easy to charge (I’m running this from the motorbike / powermonkey)
- Easy to transfer images (no proprietary connectors - worst case - SD cards are good)
So... after all of that I'd be very happy to hear your thoughts, specifically on this camera and ultimately what you use and how you get on with it. The most important thing is I don't want a DSLR that will take up my entire tank bag!
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