I was about to buy the Ep1 and the 17mm... I am finally going to buy a Panasonic G7x and the Voigtlander 42.5 MM f/0.95 just for some street portrait Not pocketable but I am pretty sure to have fun with it. Thanks for the video and best wishes
Happy new year Emily thank you for all your great videos.☺My littel wonder as I like to call it Pergear 10mm F5.6 Pancake Fisheye works great on my Pen-F I love it for what it is it has become one of my favorite lenses this year I got it early this last summer I have used it a lot have gotten some really nice images that I am very pleased with, l love this little thing.
Thanks from a newcomer. As a dedicated daily walker (5km+) with dogs, I find a pocketable camera to be an indispensable part of the daily routine. Currently I use a Ricoh GRiii, and it's fun to find a discussion of pocketable m43 cameras. Cheers from the snowy mountains of the US.
You are so good at this ! Your pacing, presentation, editing are great but your personality is so warm and inviting. I used to have the GX85 with the 20mm 1.7, I loved it and missed it since the day I sold it.
Last year I picked up a Pentax Q-S1 with 3 lenses for around $500, it's been my main camera all year and I absolutely love it. I don't think it can be beat for size and is really fun to use. It's really sparked a love of photography for me. I got it with the 02 and 06 zoom lenses and then picked up the 01 prime for a small quality option.
I keep looking at getting a Pentax Q, but at the moment they are fetching good money. I love its small profile and Pentax menus that match my Pentax DSLR's. I currently have as well the Pentax MX-1 compact, which again are selling for good money, and actually quite rightly too. They are great cameras.
@@TheOffertonhatter yeah if you aren't dead set on getting a fun color it's not bad, especially if you can find a bundle with the 06 or 01 lens. It really is a unique camera, nothing quite like it on the market.
@@michaelkammeyer Thanks. I did the Manchester Games a few years back, with the world class sprinters going down Deansgate, and one of the other pros, had a white Q body for shooting additional images. :-D
@@michaelkammeyer I got the q7 with the 01 02 03 and the 06. All in one buy. I was looking on ebay but those prices would be so high and shipping was so much. But got lucky on a selling site here in sweden. So no high shipping and no extra import costs. And exactly the camera I wanted silver black. No funny weird colors. Love it.
Guy, 7 pinhole lens is cheap but give you real fun result on your photo, ppl usually skip this but as a person who got all 8 lens, 1, 6, 7, 8 are the best lens for pentax q series.
I restarted photography (in digital) in 2013 with an Ls100 Mk1. I still keep it and it is a pleasure to carry around… and they probably are not all that expensive. It has many limitations but it is great for casual daytime photography.
I had a Lumix GX85 and the 20mm f1.7 in silver. Great street set up as are all of your choices. I sold it for an LX100 II which I absolutely love as a "take it anywhere/anytime" camera when I don't want to carry my Fuji X-T3 and lenses around. I love traditional dials and both of these cameras have them. Great Video!!
What a fun paint job on your GX800! I have a GX850 which I think is just the North American variant, and I love the tiny size. I often take it around with a small 8mm f/4 lens from SLR Magic, but I’d love to add the 14mm for a more pancake-y option. Pocket cameras are such good fun!
While I often use MFT cameras with lenses ranging from the 4mm Laowa to the 100-300 mm Panasionic, I rarely leave home without my Panasonic LF1. It is extremely pocketable and has a reasonable zoom that can focus at close distances. It does have a small sensor and can be rather hard to find now, but it gives me results that I am quite happy with.
I generally just use my GX80. It's usually small enough to stick in the bag with the 17mm on. If I know I probably won't be taking pictures, or the bag's pretty much full already, I'll take the GM1 with the 14mm instead. As a second lens I'll usually pack the Olympus 45mm, but occasionally I'll take the Lumix 25mm or the Meike 3,5mm instead.
Love this video! I've come to pretty much the same conclusion (GX850 + 3 lumix pancakes as my travel/EDC setup). I also like to point out that the 14 and 20mm pancakes approximate the FoV and DoF of both the Ricoh GRIII and IIIx (at an even more miniscule fraction of the price of course!). Not quite as pocketable and you may miss out on IBIS depending on body, but you gain the ability to clean the sensor which is 100% worth the tradeoff imo. Quite sad that Lumix seems to have abandoned their once-impressive lineup of truly tiny camera bodies, especially since the aforementioned GR series seems popular (and fetches a real premium).
It seems that a lot of manufacturers are giving up on compact. Sony has stopped their popular rx100 series. Only Ricoh seem to still be truly in the game in terms of recent releases. I'm guessing it's down to the fact that smartphones are bridging the gap
Great fun video, and extra points for mentioning the Olympus E-PL8, my own carry-everywhere pocket camera. I usually pair it with that 20mm f1.7 or (gulp) the Olympus 75-300 f4.8-6.7 for telephoto architecture detail shots when I don't have my big camera with me.
I was going to toss in the TG series as well. At least, if you want rugged and a range of capabilities. It does great macro and we swear by them in underwater and scuba.
Hi Emily I agree the GX800 is a great 2nd camera pocketable option. Just grabbed 1 from MPB myself, hope I will be able to enjoy a camera without a VF for the first time. My preferred lens for it is the Pana Leica 15mm. Comparing GX800 versus Olympus Pen EPL cameras : Panasonic advantages - USB charging, compatible with aperture ring on Leica lenses & cheaper. Olympus advantages - Styling, IBIS. Seasons greetings, Rich.
I would like to know WHO is responsible for that Pana/Leica 15mm 1.7 aperture ring fiasco. There is LEICA on it. SHAME ON THEM - regardles of whats going on behind the scenes. BTW: I would recommend to use lenses on the same brand bodies - dont know why: the colours are just better this way. The only god thing in this situation: at the MFT prices its affordable to buy a Panasonic and Olympus body and carrying them around is a non issue too if someone needs a bag anybay (in my case for the dog walking stuff)
Your kinda forgot the BEST value option, the LX100 mark i. It has the same lens and body as the mark ii, and shoots very crisp 4k. This camera from 2014 is so good that it's 95% as sharp as my Fuji, both in 1080p and 4k (yes I actually tried to compare them at 400%). All that for $300 used. I got mine for $250 in my country. Only gripe is 12mp. A lot of people might find that lacking, but honestly if you didn't tell me how much mp it can shoot I might guess 20mp because of the beautiful lens. It's like a fuji 18-55 2.8-4 but in a super compact body. Leaf shutter is one thing none of the other options here can't compete with. Super silent, and no rolling shutter in photos, and no shutter speed limit for flash sync.
I had an LX100 in 2015 and ended up selling it for a paltry £200 a couple of years later as I wasn't very impressed by the images. Only later did I realise I shouldn't have used the out of camera jpegs and the RAWs were so much better. 6 years later the used prices have doubled, the market prices for compact cameras and small mirrorless now are insane.
Great video! I've bought the Olympus OM-D EM10 MKI with the kit lens to be my vacation camera and got both the 17mm and the 45mm to have better low light capabilities. I've also order the TTartisans 25mm f2 lens for that 50mm field of view. The camera is almost 9 years old but it still performs well. Love the fact that it is almost pocketable and the old school look doesn't draw any attention to it! Thank you for your videos and keep up with the great work on your channel!
Recently got myself Olympus E-PM2. A "new" one waiting 10 years on the shelf. I mounted on it 14-42mm pancake zoom, yet it arrived with larger 14-42. The purpose was either carry everywhere camera, or an ultimate backup body when everything else fails. And it arrived with all the equipment such as battery and charger...
that 20mmf1.7 (v1) is awesome. It does focus slowly but the photos from it are fantastic and it's tiny. I usually carry that and the 14-150 in my pocket. I had a 9mmf8 which was awesome. Might get another one of those one day.
This posting is great - compared to most others that are "infomercials" at best. This lady has done her homework - yes - right on the nail in all those identified options. If you happen to be an event photographer or love shooting people/portraits - the tiltable viewfinder of the Lumix GX 8 comes in very handy. No kneeling is needed, just look down into the tilted viewfinder and you are in business.
Given the parameters we are working with, the 12-32 pancake lens is a winner. Small because the lens contracts. Plastic built means light. Always a winner characteristic. OIS is a plus but as you say, for street or family pix, a bonus. Sharp enough. Inexpensive. Have to love that. 750 quid too expensive? Try the Panasonic LX100. The 1st iteration. Small. Light. Has the sharp and fast lens. The focal length is where I live. The LX100 II isn’t all that much better than the I. Tiny body is not a priority for me. I LOVE the Panasonic GX85. Bigger. Heavier. Has IBIS and L dynamic monochrome. A winner with the 12-32. The PL15 would blow the budget but is the lens that lives on the GX85. Both the Olympus and Panasonic primes are tiny, sharp, and fast. Can’t go wrong with any of them. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
Great video. It’s like you knew I was looking at all of this. The thing that has been holding me back from the GX800 has been the lack of viewfinder but I think it will be a fun EDC even without it. Can always give that to the better half and get a GX80, that camera is also great.
I love my lx100 but sensor dust is a huge issue. The extending lens is like a pump, and once it's in there, the only option is to disassemble the whole camera or send it for an expensive repair.
Mine has dust on it's sensor and I just don't use it anymore because of this, even though most apertures it doesn't show. It still sucks (pun intended) for such an expensive camera.
My wife and I have tz200s and they have the same issue. I had to learn how to disassemble and clean them otherwise it would be a fortune getting them cleaned regularly. Downside of a pocket camera is pocket fluff! Seriously, it should be redesigned to allow access to the sensor for cleaning from the front.
First attempt - Lumix LX100 mk 1 Second attempt - Nikon Coolpix A Third attempt - Replacement Coolpix A Fourth Attemp - Sony RX1 . Lumix was unreliable and not really pocketable. Pics were good. Nikon great pocketability, images OK, but the lens got squished. Hence the second iteration. Also focus and lens both slow. Sony, again not very pocketable, but pics are great. Nikon Summer, Sony Winter. To suit available pocket size.
The best standard zoom is the Panasonic 14-45 with "Mega O.I.S.". It's cheap and bloody sharp! Not as pocketable as other choices but it's a blast on my Lumix GF5. Just as the 14mm 2.5 you mentioned in the video.
The 14-45 is an old lens replaced by the 14-42 kit lens, of which early and later mk.1 and a mk.2. I have a 14-42 kit, it's not bad but the "X" PZ14-42 has better glass.
@@jeffslade1892 I have the Lumix PZ14-42, I also have the 12-32 pancake. I agree PZ is the better a great choice as it opens automatically when you turn the camera on and the motorised zoom supports the "step zoom" feature so quickly moves between common focal lengths and also remembers the last focal length used if enabled in the menus. I can go out for the day with that set-up in one pocket and a compact fast prime for low light in the other and I have most bases covered. PZ seems to go very cheaply second hand too.
Great video to start the new year ! For the pocketable on the cheap, I use Lumix GF6 and panasonic 20mm f1.7. They produce nice images without costing me a fortune.
Greatest t video! I bought a first generation LX100 in silver for $300 from eBay. I don’t feel like you lose much with the first generation. A few megapixels and a touchscreen is all that I can think of offhand. I use mine a walking around and light travel camera with great results IMO. I use Topaz Photo AI to double the pixels and reduce noise. It’s great for what it is.
Really appreciate you getting straight into the meat of the video! Thanks for all the diff. options and alternatives as sometimes camera recommendations inevitably hike the price of affordable bodies
Excellent video, with lots to consider. Had the Lumix LX100, great camera, but............ there is a BIG dust issue..... Sold it and replaced it with an Olympus EPL7, with change. Also, I recently went even more minimalist, with an Olympus EPM1, acquired almost unused for less than £60; this goes with me everywhere now, fitted with a Lumix 12-32mm zoom, it's very pocketable and more than capable for most situations that I come across.
It was delightful to listen to you banter on about this topic. Cheers. (my grandmother was English - mum was Canadian and I'm born in the US... love the accent evolution ...)
Happy new year! that GX800 is awesome! Just that killer orange paint job alone would give you more street creds ! 😍😂. the Lumix 20mm f/1.7 was my first m43 lens, love how compact it is! Littlt fun fact, that GM1 photo on the right at 1:33 was shot by me haha :P
Thank you for this nice comparison! I bought the Leica D-LUX 7 in silver, which is much like the LX100 II. I bought it for casual events where I don't want to carry around my Lumix S1, and for (non-professional) concert photography. Here in The Netherlands, there is a weird rule in most concert venues stating that you can bring cameras only if they are "not professional", like phone cameras. They define "not professional" as "not having an interchangable lens". Well, little do they know about the LX100 then. I can take awesome pictures even at low light because of the lens, and every venue allows me to bring it in. The GX800 is a great little camera, with plenty lens options indeed. The sensor is the same as in the original LX100. In the LX100, the lens is not actually full MFT, it is a little smaller. That's why in the LX100, only 12 MP of the original 16 is used. In the LX100 II, the same 20 MP sensor as the GH5 is used, where only 17 MP is left over. Because of this lens setup, all aspect ratios have roughly the same amount of MP. That is the original MFT 4:3 ratio having 17 MP, but even 2:3 and 16:9 have 16 MP which is roughly the same. That is something the GX800 does not offer, if you prefer the 2:3 ratio, you get less megapixels. Nevertheless, it is the lens quality that counts more than the megapixels if you ask me. I do have to say that the Leica lens in the LX100 is better than all primes you mentioned, and it has great low light performance. So there is some great value in the 750 pounds you pay for the LX100, because it just combines every other cheaper prime into one package. And it offers image stabilization. Of course, having the freedom of interchangable lenses is worth just as much.
Well I did get the UFO body cap lens and it works very well on my GX85 making it quite pocketable. Still planning to make a body cap lens from a disposable film camera lens. I also have a refurbished ZS60 that is great as I can't afford an LX100. I even sometimes use a tiny Canon Digicam I got many years back before I went full bore into digital cameras.
The GX800/850 is now trading around $500... I think people have discovered that the older gear is still quite capable and that drives up the used prices... ;)
Great video! I can certainly agree with you about the GM1 now having a cult following. I had my eyes on one for quiet a few years but here in Australia they hardly came up on the used market and when they did the prices were just insane. I thought to myself that it would probably be 10 more years till I can own one until one day last year the camera gods blessed me and I saw an ad for a lightly used Black GM1 with 12-32mm kit lens for $40 AUD. Jumped on it so fast and couldn't be happier. I pair mine with the 14mm and love how compact and capable this combo is!
I picked up an Oly EPL 5 for $154 US a couple of years ago. I pair it with the Lumix 14 mm. The EPL 5 has 3 axis ibis, a flip up screen, and touch to focus and shoot. It's my carry everywhere camera.
Have you ever seen or used. Pentax Q camera? They are extremely pockatable since they are smaller than your cell phone with loads of features. Some of the lenses for it have built in ND filters and IS.
I have! I have a video on here a little bit back actually. I love the q. I had the original q in 2012, but stupidly sold it. I have the q10 now which is the same but plastic instead of metal. I think it’s a beaut and a feat of engineering, but the m43 sensors definitely have more dynamic range with them being a bit bigger and newer. I so wish more cameras had the built in NDs tho!!
A really lovely show & tell of how you mite build an inexpensive pocket camera kit. A really useful & inspiring video, with a lovely, friendly and very knowledgeable presenter.
Hi, Thank you for your nice, relaxed and competent presentations. I just bought a Panasonic GX80 used (from MPB!) and already have the Oly 17mm and 45 mm and 14-42 (kit) which are probably the three I plan to use most on it. I will also buy the 7artisans 4mm following your hint and reading a few other reviews, but that is not really part of the small, cheap carry project. I already use the 17mm on my bigger bodies a lot, so I expect not to change much there, except that I have a smaller package to carry. These combis will also all sit nicely on a mini 10cm tripod which was not the case with the bigger bodies. And the IBIS was important to me - I don't think I, personally, would buy a camera without it nowadays.
Nice video, some good tips. I love MPB, I bought a bunch of gear from them last year and also traded some in. The experience was great. The prices are fair. I would put the E-PM2 high on the list for a small, pocket-able camera. It has IBIS. And a touch screen. 16MP. Live Bulb mode. Any of the small pancakes or small primes is a great option. I bought two E-PM2 bodies in the last two years, both from retailers. I paid about USD100 for each. A steal. Any of the E-PL cameras is also a good choice, any PEN with the 16MP sensor is great. The best bargain in my opinion is probably still the GX80/GX85 with the 12-32mm kit lens, sometimes it even comes with the tele zoom kit lens.
I sold my Lumix gear years ago and have moved on to some very nice (and expensive) Sony and Blackmagic cameras but I still think about that 20mm f1.7 often. That lens was amazing.
I'm really surprised that panaleica 15mm f1.7 doesn't get much love. Yes, it's a little bigger than the 20mm f1.7, but I prefer a slightly wider field of view. The Leica version is a bit expensive, but interestingly enough, DJI, the drone company has an exact copy of this lens, just with different markings. If you can find that on the secondhand market, it's actually pretty cheap.
Love the budget gear walk-through. But do you have a review of the LX100M2? Would love your insights on that slightly expensive, mildly pocketable camera.
Nice video. I have 2 GX85 units and a ton of lenses. I have a G7, G95, 2 EM10s and an EPL-1. Am considering getting a GX850 and/or a GX8. The GX850 of course much less expensive with no IBIS. My EPL-1 is my smallest current camera and has IBIS but only 12MP. Also considering getting or making a body cap lens for tiny knock about use.
Loved my olympus ep3 paired with the panasonic 20mm and the Olympus 17mm and 45 mm lenses here, the 14mm was just a little slow for me. This combo gives in camera stabilisation too. I had two 20mm when I had this set up. I kept the first through when i owned a Gf1 and GF 2 and an epl1 and 2.i did find both 20mm lenses noisy when focussing during video but that might be because they were old, i bought the ep3 with 17&45mm lenses new. All the rest was used gear off ebay. Micro 4/3 is such a great format for getting a really versatile system for less than the price of a Fuji or Canon lens.
I just bought a used lumix gx85 with the 12-32mm kit lens. I cannot wait to try it out and do some street photography and maybe create short vids using it.
I got the GX-85 for a good price and it is pocketable enough and in camera stabilisation is important for my at 80. 😅But I’m right with you on the lenses. 14mm lumix is my first choice too. It’s a 28mm in 35mm terms and the 28 was my favourite focal length back in the 60s on a Nikon. It just feels right in the street. Then the faster 20mm which works well at night in the street where I shoot monochrome. It’s like TriX without the grain. 😊During the day the 12-32 is a very versatile walk around lens - a real sleeper in my opinion. The 45 Oly or the same physical size 25 are definitely less pocketable but doable when you know that’s what you want. As usual I agree with you.
I bought on rebuy 2 years ago an Olympus em10 mark II and I absolutely love it; paired with a lumix 20mm f1.7 II lens is a great deal, it's pocketable and takes gorgeous shots. I paid 270 euros for the body and managed to find the lens for 200 euro (new)
For €300 you can get the Sony a5100 + a tiny kit 17-50mm zoom lens. It has a flip up screen and 24mp apsc sensor with good low light capability. The kit lens is for most people plenty of good and has image stabilisation. Just keep the 50mm for portraits, they are a bit soft. They have as well a surprisingly good and compact 55-210mm with image stabilisation that you can often get for a bargain price (100-150€). The combo is really small and light. From there you have a whole world of E-Mount lenses you can choose from. For example the great Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 with image stabilization or the great and very compact Sigma 18-50mm f2.8. What you might miss though are: - a viewfinder - eye af (yet it has a decent face and object tracking) - dedicated aperture and shutter speed buttons - in body image stabilization
Great video, I have all the lenses except the 12-32 and the pentax lenses: I use the om my GF1 cameras and my newly bought (new) Olympus E-P1. Have a great 2023 and keep up your good work!
I have seen the LX100 mki and mkii out in the wild, but rarely see them for sale second hand. It seems people tend to hang on to them. I came to m43 when I wanted a bigger sensor than my Panasonic compact travelzoom. I loved everything about that compact. I moved on to M43 with a 14-140mm lens (and lots of other lenses by now of course) and while that combination is just as fun to shoot with, it's not pocketable and I am always a bit hesitant which lens to bring. I wouldn't want to loose my interchangeable lens system, but I can see value in the LX100 as an always-in-the-coat camera.
Really enjoyed this video! Several times you talked about ‘having fun’ with your cameras, so all about enjoying photography and not spending endless time (and money!) fussing about gear. You showed some great photos here on a true budget (pocketable) camera set up! Nicely done! Btw, what did you record this on? Looked great!
Thanks. That's a great option to save money and have more. But the LX100 II is still a very interesting camera for people who really don't want to carry lenses. I am an amateur photographer and have no problem carrying many lenses with me. The lenses here are pretty compact in your review, nor problem at all. We have a new generation of people who don't want to carry more. A mark III could be interesting if they add a little more like: A tilt screen like the 100V (make the body a little bigger to accommodate the screen) Add a PDAF sensor since Lumix have the tech in their S5II A shutter Speed and ISO button like the X100V, keep the other retro dials, compensation dial and the Aperture ring in the lens Internal memory + SD Card A monochrome version? why not? A control dial + function button at the front (like the X100V, Nikon ZFc) IBIS, Headphones/Mic jacks if possible (But IBIS would be cool, the GR3 has IBIS with APSC sensor) Hope Lumix & Leica will think about it for a LX100 III and a D-Lux 9 (D-Lux 7 II)
The problem with size-based camera recommendations is that it ignores a key feature, which is focal length. Cameras are tools. It would be absurd to pocket a small screwdriver for a job when it calls for a hammer. The LX100 starts at a relatively wide 24mm which allows for capturing a much wider scene than most of the recommended compact lenses (LX100 shoots even wider when using 16:9 mode) . The f1.7 will result in much better image quality due to being able to shoot with lower ISO. Having a zoom eliminates the need for lens changing and feeling creatively limited when you only have a prime. I shoot with both primes and zooms and I would question whether for someone starting out, that an interchangeable lens camera (ILC) is really the better value when compared to an advanced compact zoom. Obviously, if your needs are greater than the max zoom on the LX100, then you have no choice but to go ILC. But then size is no longer a consideration at that point.
I went with Olympus pen Mini2 with TTArtisan 25mm f2. Tiny setup, not the fastest but the set cost me less than 100 £ significantly less now when I try to calculate it converting from PLN, it would be something like 70£. So basically I got it for the price of the lens ( I sold the kit lens Epm2 came with for the same price I bought it with camera)
What a great video put together here it's really awesome and that's a professional always looking for something new and challenging this is a great idea thank you thank you
My down & dirty (cof) test of a lens is will it focus reliably on clouds. I photograph a lot of clouds. I like interesting clouds in the shot. Some lenses are better than others. Some will only lock AF when wide open, tends to be the cheapest kit lenses and super-zoom (10x). I rarely shoot wide open, image is softer.
I used to love the 20mm F1.7, and if you get a diopter it can make cool macro shots (the 20mm minimum focus distance was terrible... but the diopter is tiny and great to bring along). These days I mostly use a Sony RX100 V6 if I am going pocketable.... because mostly I want something flexibility - and it actually gives pretty good quality. I do have a Sony 5100 and 20mm F2.8 or 16mm F2.8 for prime based pocket sized options and a Zeiss 35mm F2.8 (Full Frame) if I am pushing the pocket size and focal length. I would consider some kind of Ricoh though for pocketable prime based camera - but honestly - the reason the RX100 comes with me more these days is because it fits in a jeans pocket - and the rest of these options you need either a big hoody or big jacket... and I live in cali... so who wears things with big pockets. Everything in photography is a compromise. If it does not fit in my pants... I may as well carry something bigger! Loving your videos at the mo btw. Love the no BS and fun vids even though my M4/3 system is retired (stolen/gifted).
I just bought a Panasonic GX-1 from a random Japanese eBay seller who accepted an offer of $80 after shipping (like new with all original box/packaging and a 2nd generic battery). The catch was, it was a special Japanese market version, and the firmware only did Japanese language... BUT.... I was able to successfully use a utility published by 'personal-view' called p-tool to modify the English firmware to run on it. It now supports all languages 👍 This is a good tiny walk around camera, looks great with my 20 mil 😁
Thank you! In MFT I would probably go for GM1 or GM5 for the ultimate pocketable camera, however I do own and love the GX85 for its amazing quality + Image stabilisation (and the crispy 4K that comes pretty useful in a pinch). I love your lens choices, although I would personally opt for just the 12-32 and the 20 1.7 lenses, with a non-pocketable but amazing 35-100 f/2.8 Mark 2 as the tele option :)
I found the GM1 too small for my hand and the 12-32 inferior to the PZ14-42. Of which I have two, and two 20mm f/1.7, and the 35-100 f/2.8 which is a trifle large on the E-PL7 as is its sibling 12-35 f/2.8 - for which I have other mft cameras. The E-PL7 was sibling to the E-M10ii, if I had to replace it with new I think I would be looking at the E-M10iv because it's small and has the tilt screen and EVF. The GM range were subsumed into the GF range which were subsumed into the GX range, the GX800/850, the GX9. Wife has a GX7 she won't part with and my G9 is so not going to slip into a pocket. (the 45-200ii is a good lightweight long-tele zoom).
Love the video. I have been thinking of the 110 lenses for my M43 body. AS for bodies themselves, I would say go a little older and look at the GX1. Wonderful camera. Like you I chose it (£95 three years ago) and got some lenses to go with it. The 12-32mm you showed, the 45mm F1.8 (which is utterly wonderful as a portrait lens I may add), the 17mm F2.8 Olympus lens, a brand new Olympus 30mm Macro when it was cheap in one of those "black Friday" moments, and finally a Sigma 56mm F2.8 lens second hand. So probably spent around the same amount as yourself. Oh an I have got hold of a pair of M43 adapters, one for my Nikon Lenses, and one for my Pentax Lenses. You don't need to spend much to get excellent gear, and my GX1 more than holds its own when I don't want to take my FF Pentax K-1 out and about.
I was looking at alternative cameras on MPB as an alternative to my GX800 when I came across this video. Completely changed my mind now & got me thinking in a completely different way
Interesting video, but bearing in mind the extensive zoom capabilities of the compact I'm surprised you didn't mention the fantastic 35-100 f4-5.6. In fact that plus the 12-32 on the gx800 is a truly pocketable system in its own right
This one has completely slipped under my radar because I was lucky enough to find a bargain with the 35-100 2.8 early on. MPB have the f4-5.6 for around £100 👀 I’m tempted!!! It looks very portable
@@MicroFourNerds Emily I have the 2.8ii for my G9 and the 4-5.6 on my gx9 for travel. The cheap little zoom is mind-blowingly good results for such a small, lightweight lens. In fact, in good light you'd be pushed to see the difference between the 2 lenses on many shots.i can't see me getting rid of mine, for the little it eats
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Happy new year to everyone! Got so much fun exciting stuff coming in the new year!! What are your favourite “small and mighty” camera/lens options???
How 'bout the Olympus PEN-F?
...with the Lumix 14mm, of course.
@@willhouse such a good camera! I thought for the “budget” angle it was a bit expensive as they still sell for so much. I loved mine tho ☺️
I was about to buy the Ep1 and the 17mm... I am finally going to buy a Panasonic G7x and the Voigtlander 42.5 MM f/0.95 just for some street portrait
Not pocketable but I am pretty sure to have fun with it.
Thanks for the video and best wishes
Happy new year Emily thank you for all your great videos.☺My littel wonder as I like to call it Pergear 10mm F5.6 Pancake Fisheye works great on my Pen-F I love it for what it is it has become one of my favorite lenses this year I got it early this last summer I have used it a lot have gotten some really nice images that I am very pleased with, l love this little thing.
We surely look forward to the Panasonic Japan press junket review of the S5M2. While we all wait for PDAF in our Lumix S series of cameras.
Thanks from a newcomer. As a dedicated daily walker (5km+) with dogs, I find a pocketable camera to be an indispensable part of the daily routine. Currently I use a Ricoh GRiii, and it's fun to find a discussion of pocketable m43 cameras. Cheers from the snowy mountains of the US.
You are so good at this ! Your pacing, presentation, editing are great but your personality is so warm and inviting.
I used to have the GX85 with the 20mm 1.7, I loved it and missed it since the day I sold it.
Last year I picked up a Pentax Q-S1 with 3 lenses for around $500, it's been my main camera all year and I absolutely love it. I don't think it can be beat for size and is really fun to use. It's really sparked a love of photography for me. I got it with the 02 and 06 zoom lenses and then picked up the 01 prime for a small quality option.
I keep looking at getting a Pentax Q, but at the moment they are fetching good money. I love its small profile and Pentax menus that match my Pentax DSLR's. I currently have as well the Pentax MX-1 compact, which again are selling for good money, and actually quite rightly too. They are great cameras.
@@TheOffertonhatter yeah if you aren't dead set on getting a fun color it's not bad, especially if you can find a bundle with the 06 or 01 lens. It really is a unique camera, nothing quite like it on the market.
@@michaelkammeyer Thanks. I did the Manchester Games a few years back, with the world class sprinters going down Deansgate, and one of the other pros, had a white Q body for shooting additional images. :-D
@@michaelkammeyer I got the q7 with the 01 02 03 and the 06. All in one buy. I was looking on ebay but those prices would be so high and shipping was so much. But got lucky on a selling site here in sweden. So no high shipping and no extra import costs. And exactly the camera I wanted silver black. No funny weird colors. Love it.
Guy, 7 pinhole lens is cheap but give you real fun result on your photo, ppl usually skip this but as a person who got all 8 lens, 1, 6, 7, 8 are the best lens for pentax q series.
I restarted photography (in digital) in 2013 with an Ls100 Mk1. I still keep it and it is a pleasure to carry around… and they probably are not all that expensive. It has many limitations but it is great for casual daytime photography.
For some obscure reason, the prices didn't age well. The body-only GX800 is close to 350 pounds, and the 14mm/2.5 is almost 200. As of summer 2024.
True - I just bagged a Sony A7 with a 50mm lens for £350...no brainer 😮
I bought GX80 with 14mm for 200 pounds (250€) in France.
Yep, I've recently been looking at a lot of "cheap pocketable camera" videos, and they're all like "I got this for £100!" now it's >£250. 😿
I had a Lumix GX85 and the 20mm f1.7 in silver. Great street set up as are all of your choices. I sold it for an LX100 II which I absolutely love as a "take it anywhere/anytime" camera when I don't want to carry my Fuji X-T3 and lenses around. I love traditional dials and both of these cameras have them. Great Video!!
I'm 45 seconds in and love the concept of building a travel camera to suit my needs. I'm not yet a full out camera nerd so this is perfect!
Thank you
What a fun paint job on your GX800! I have a GX850 which I think is just the North American variant, and I love the tiny size. I often take it around with a small 8mm f/4 lens from SLR Magic, but I’d love to add the 14mm for a more pancake-y option. Pocket cameras are such good fun!
While I often use MFT cameras with lenses ranging from the 4mm Laowa to the 100-300 mm Panasionic, I rarely leave home without my Panasonic LF1. It is extremely pocketable and has a reasonable zoom that can focus at close distances. It does have a small sensor and can be rather hard to find now, but it gives me results that I am quite happy with.
+1 for the 14mm. Great lens, especially on small bodies like a GF2 or G2.
It really surprised me! Great lens
I generally just use my GX80. It's usually small enough to stick in the bag with the 17mm on. If I know I probably won't be taking pictures, or the bag's pretty much full already, I'll take the GM1 with the 14mm instead. As a second lens I'll usually pack the Olympus 45mm, but occasionally I'll take the Lumix 25mm or the Meike 3,5mm instead.
Love this video! I've come to pretty much the same conclusion (GX850 + 3 lumix pancakes as my travel/EDC setup). I also like to point out that the 14 and 20mm pancakes approximate the FoV and DoF of both the Ricoh GRIII and IIIx (at an even more miniscule fraction of the price of course!). Not quite as pocketable and you may miss out on IBIS depending on body, but you gain the ability to clean the sensor which is 100% worth the tradeoff imo.
Quite sad that Lumix seems to have abandoned their once-impressive lineup of truly tiny camera bodies, especially since the aforementioned GR series seems popular (and fetches a real premium).
It seems that a lot of manufacturers are giving up on compact. Sony has stopped their popular rx100 series. Only Ricoh seem to still be truly in the game in terms of recent releases. I'm guessing it's down to the fact that smartphones are bridging the gap
Great fun video, and extra points for mentioning the Olympus E-PL8, my own carry-everywhere pocket camera. I usually pair it with that 20mm f1.7 or (gulp) the Olympus 75-300 f4.8-6.7 for telephoto architecture detail shots when I don't have my big camera with me.
Very good choice. I really love the look of the pl8! And the price is so good now for them used!
I was going to toss in the TG series as well. At least, if you want rugged and a range of capabilities. It does great macro and we swear by them in underwater and scuba.
Only recently found your videos. They are awesome!!!!!!
Hi Emily I agree the GX800 is a great 2nd camera pocketable option. Just grabbed 1 from MPB myself, hope I will be able to enjoy a camera without a VF for the first time. My preferred lens for it is the Pana Leica 15mm. Comparing GX800 versus Olympus Pen EPL cameras : Panasonic advantages - USB charging, compatible with aperture ring on Leica lenses & cheaper. Olympus advantages - Styling, IBIS. Seasons greetings, Rich.
I would like to know WHO is responsible for that Pana/Leica 15mm 1.7 aperture ring fiasco. There is LEICA on it. SHAME ON THEM - regardles of whats going on behind the scenes. BTW: I would recommend to use lenses on the same brand bodies - dont know why: the colours are just better this way. The only god thing in this situation: at the MFT prices its affordable to buy a Panasonic and Olympus body and carrying them around is a non issue too if someone needs a bag anybay (in my case for the dog walking stuff)
Your kinda forgot the BEST value option, the LX100 mark i. It has the same lens and body as the mark ii, and shoots very crisp 4k. This camera from 2014 is so good that it's 95% as sharp as my Fuji, both in 1080p and 4k (yes I actually tried to compare them at 400%). All that for $300 used. I got mine for $250 in my country.
Only gripe is 12mp. A lot of people might find that lacking, but honestly if you didn't tell me how much mp it can shoot I might guess 20mp because of the beautiful lens. It's like a fuji 18-55 2.8-4 but in a super compact body.
Leaf shutter is one thing none of the other options here can't compete with. Super silent, and no rolling shutter in photos, and no shutter speed limit for flash sync.
I had an LX100 in 2015 and ended up selling it for a paltry £200 a couple of years later as I wasn't very impressed by the images. Only later did I realise I shouldn't have used the out of camera jpegs and the RAWs were so much better. 6 years later the used prices have doubled, the market prices for compact cameras and small mirrorless now are insane.
Great video!
I've bought the Olympus OM-D EM10 MKI with the kit lens to be my vacation camera and got both the 17mm and the 45mm to have better low light capabilities. I've also order the TTartisans 25mm f2 lens for that 50mm field of view. The camera is almost 9 years old but it still performs well. Love the fact that it is almost pocketable and the old school look doesn't draw any attention to it!
Thank you for your videos and keep up with the great work on your channel!
Recently got myself Olympus E-PM2. A "new" one waiting 10 years on the shelf. I mounted on it 14-42mm pancake zoom, yet it arrived with larger 14-42.
The purpose was either carry everywhere camera, or an ultimate backup body when everything else fails. And it arrived with all the equipment such as battery and charger...
that 20mmf1.7 (v1) is awesome. It does focus slowly but the photos from it are fantastic and it's tiny. I usually carry that and the 14-150 in my pocket. I had a 9mmf8 which was awesome. Might get another one of those one day.
This posting is great - compared to most others that are "infomercials" at best. This lady has done her homework - yes - right on the nail in all those identified options. If you happen to be an event photographer or love shooting people/portraits - the tiltable viewfinder of the Lumix GX 8 comes in very handy. No kneeling is needed, just look down into the tilted viewfinder and you are in business.
First time I watched a RUclips video about camera stuff to the end. You have a great presence and very fun and informative. Thanks!
Given the parameters we are working with, the 12-32 pancake lens is a winner.
Small because the lens contracts. Plastic built means light. Always a winner characteristic. OIS is a plus but as you say, for street or family pix, a bonus. Sharp enough. Inexpensive. Have to love that.
750 quid too expensive? Try the Panasonic LX100. The 1st iteration. Small. Light. Has the sharp and fast lens. The focal length is where I live. The LX100 II isn’t all that much better than the I.
Tiny body is not a priority for me. I LOVE the Panasonic GX85. Bigger. Heavier. Has IBIS and L dynamic monochrome. A winner with the 12-32. The PL15 would blow the budget but is the lens that lives on the GX85. Both the Olympus and Panasonic primes are tiny, sharp, and fast. Can’t go wrong with any of them.
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Great video. It’s like you knew I was looking at all of this. The thing that has been holding me back from the GX800 has been the lack of viewfinder but I think it will be a fun EDC even without it. Can always give that to the better half and get a GX80, that camera is also great.
I love my lx100 but sensor dust is a huge issue. The extending lens is like a pump, and once it's in there, the only option is to disassemble the whole camera or send it for an expensive repair.
Mine has dust on it's sensor and I just don't use it anymore because of this, even though most apertures it doesn't show. It still sucks (pun intended) for such an expensive camera.
Use a vacuum cleaner 👀
Would you be willing to sell it or give to someone looking for a cheap camera? I'm willing to try a teardown @@chrisschepper9312
My wife and I have tz200s and they have the same issue. I had to learn how to disassemble and clean them otherwise it would be a fortune getting them cleaned regularly. Downside of a pocket camera is pocket fluff! Seriously, it should be redesigned to allow access to the sensor for cleaning from the front.
First attempt - Lumix LX100 mk 1
Second attempt - Nikon Coolpix A
Third attempt - Replacement Coolpix A
Fourth Attemp - Sony RX1
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Lumix was unreliable and not really pocketable. Pics were good.
Nikon great pocketability, images OK, but the lens got squished. Hence the second iteration. Also focus and lens both slow.
Sony, again not very pocketable, but pics are great.
Nikon Summer, Sony Winter. To suit available pocket size.
GX85, the 20/1.7 on it most of the time, and the Oly 45/1.8 and the 12/2 in L and R pockets, and I'm set! Great video, thanks.
I use the Oly PEN E-PL9 and it's amazing. I love it. And it has stabilization.
The best standard zoom is the Panasonic 14-45 with "Mega O.I.S.". It's cheap and bloody sharp! Not as pocketable as other choices but it's a blast on my Lumix GF5. Just as the 14mm 2.5 you mentioned in the video.
The 14-45 is an old lens replaced by the 14-42 kit lens, of which early and later mk.1 and a mk.2. I have a 14-42 kit, it's not bad but the "X" PZ14-42 has better glass.
@@jeffslade1892 I have the Lumix PZ14-42, I also have the 12-32 pancake. I agree PZ is the better a great choice as it opens automatically when you turn the camera on and the motorised zoom supports the "step zoom" feature so quickly moves between common focal lengths and also remembers the last focal length used if enabled in the menus. I can go out for the day with that set-up in one pocket and a compact fast prime for low light in the other and I have most bases covered. PZ seems to go very cheaply second hand too.
Great video to start the new year ! For the pocketable on the cheap, I use Lumix GF6 and panasonic 20mm f1.7. They produce nice images without costing me a fortune.
Greatest t video! I bought a first generation LX100 in silver for $300 from eBay. I don’t feel like you lose much with the first generation. A few megapixels and a touchscreen is all that I can think of offhand. I use mine a walking around and light travel camera with great results IMO. I use Topaz Photo AI to double the pixels and reduce noise. It’s great for what it is.
Really appreciate you getting straight into the meat of the video! Thanks for all the diff. options and alternatives as sometimes camera recommendations inevitably hike the price of affordable bodies
Excellent video, with lots to consider. Had the Lumix LX100, great camera, but............ there is a BIG dust issue..... Sold it and replaced it with an Olympus EPL7, with change. Also, I recently went even more minimalist, with an Olympus EPM1, acquired almost unused for less than £60; this goes with me everywhere now, fitted with a Lumix 12-32mm zoom, it's very pocketable and more than capable for most situations that I come across.
It was delightful to listen to you banter on about this topic. Cheers. (my grandmother was English - mum was Canadian and I'm born in the US... love the accent evolution ...)
Love the GM1! Great video, it's fun to put together these combinations...
I just bought a blue one today. Ironically ported from Japan 😂
Happy new year! that GX800 is awesome! Just that killer orange paint job alone would give you more street creds ! 😍😂. the Lumix 20mm f/1.7 was my first m43 lens, love how compact it is!
Littlt fun fact, that GM1 photo on the right at 1:33 was shot by me haha :P
NO WAY!! haha I just took it from Google I hope you don’t mind!
@@MicroFourNerds hahah of course don't mind Emily ! It's my honour:D
Thank you for this nice comparison! I bought the Leica D-LUX 7 in silver, which is much like the LX100 II. I bought it for casual events where I don't want to carry around my Lumix S1, and for (non-professional) concert photography. Here in The Netherlands, there is a weird rule in most concert venues stating that you can bring cameras only if they are "not professional", like phone cameras. They define "not professional" as "not having an interchangable lens". Well, little do they know about the LX100 then. I can take awesome pictures even at low light because of the lens, and every venue allows me to bring it in.
The GX800 is a great little camera, with plenty lens options indeed. The sensor is the same as in the original LX100. In the LX100, the lens is not actually full MFT, it is a little smaller. That's why in the LX100, only 12 MP of the original 16 is used. In the LX100 II, the same 20 MP sensor as the GH5 is used, where only 17 MP is left over. Because of this lens setup, all aspect ratios have roughly the same amount of MP. That is the original MFT 4:3 ratio having 17 MP, but even 2:3 and 16:9 have 16 MP which is roughly the same. That is something the GX800 does not offer, if you prefer the 2:3 ratio, you get less megapixels. Nevertheless, it is the lens quality that counts more than the megapixels if you ask me.
I do have to say that the Leica lens in the LX100 is better than all primes you mentioned, and it has great low light performance. So there is some great value in the 750 pounds you pay for the LX100, because it just combines every other cheaper prime into one package. And it offers image stabilization. Of course, having the freedom of interchangable lenses is worth just as much.
Well I did get the UFO body cap lens and it works very well on my GX85 making it quite pocketable. Still planning to make a body cap lens from a disposable film camera lens. I also have a refurbished ZS60 that is great as I can't afford an LX100. I even sometimes use a tiny Canon Digicam I got many years back before I went full bore into digital cameras.
Beautifully presented and informative. Thank you 👍
I love the 20mm with my GX80. It's practically glued to my camera. The 35-100 3.5-5.6 is great too as it's cheap and tiny
The GX800/850 is now trading around $500... I think people have discovered that the older gear is still quite capable and that drives up the used prices... ;)
Yeah. I couldn't find any for under $200, 🤣🤣
Great video! I can certainly agree with you about the GM1 now having a cult following. I had my eyes on one for quiet a few years but here in Australia they hardly came up on the used market and when they did the prices were just insane. I thought to myself that it would probably be 10 more years till I can own one until one day last year the camera gods blessed me and I saw an ad for a lightly used Black GM1 with 12-32mm kit lens for $40 AUD. Jumped on it so fast and couldn't be happier. I pair mine with the 14mm and love how compact and capable this combo is!
That's an amazing deal, enjoy!
I picked up an Oly EPL 5 for $154 US a couple of years ago. I pair it with the Lumix 14 mm. The EPL 5 has 3 axis ibis, a flip up screen, and touch to focus and shoot. It's my carry everywhere camera.
Have you ever seen or used. Pentax Q camera? They are extremely pockatable since they are smaller than your cell phone with loads of features. Some of the lenses for it have built in ND filters and IS.
I have! I have a video on here a little bit back actually. I love the q. I had the original q in 2012, but stupidly sold it. I have the q10 now which is the same but plastic instead of metal.
I think it’s a beaut and a feat of engineering, but the m43 sensors definitely have more dynamic range with them being a bit bigger and newer.
I so wish more cameras had the built in NDs tho!!
A really lovely show & tell of how you mite build an inexpensive pocket camera kit. A really useful & inspiring video, with a lovely, friendly and very knowledgeable presenter.
I have various micro four thirds gear but I always keep my GM1, 20mm and 14mm. Great picks.
What a fantastic channel I'm a totally beginner and love your channel, fantastic advice very much appreciated
I find this extremely informative and really enjoyable to watch after finding so many meh reviews, keep up the brilliant content!
Hi, Thank you for your nice, relaxed and competent presentations. I just bought a Panasonic GX80 used (from MPB!) and already have the Oly 17mm and 45 mm and 14-42 (kit) which are probably the three I plan to use most on it. I will also buy the 7artisans 4mm following your hint and reading a few other reviews, but that is not really part of the small, cheap carry project. I already use the 17mm on my bigger bodies a lot, so I expect not to change much there, except that I have a smaller package to carry. These combis will also all sit nicely on a mini 10cm tripod which was not the case with the bigger bodies. And the IBIS was important to me - I don't think I, personally, would buy a camera without it nowadays.
Great video! I'm always saying MFT should cater to their strength: smallness! My ultimate wish is a follow up to the GM5! (And GM1!)
Nice video, some good tips.
I love MPB, I bought a bunch of gear from them last year and also traded some in. The experience was great. The prices are fair.
I would put the E-PM2 high on the list for a small, pocket-able camera. It has IBIS. And a touch screen. 16MP. Live Bulb mode. Any of the small pancakes or small primes is a great option. I bought two E-PM2 bodies in the last two years, both from retailers. I paid about USD100 for each. A steal. Any of the E-PL cameras is also a good choice, any PEN with the 16MP sensor is great.
The best bargain in my opinion is probably still the GX80/GX85 with the 12-32mm kit lens, sometimes it even comes with the tele zoom kit lens.
Love your vids, so unpretentious and to the point, keep em coming 👍
I sold my Lumix gear years ago and have moved on to some very nice (and expensive) Sony and Blackmagic cameras but I still think about that 20mm f1.7 often. That lens was amazing.
I'm really surprised that panaleica 15mm f1.7 doesn't get much love. Yes, it's a little bigger than the 20mm f1.7, but I prefer a slightly wider field of view. The Leica version is a bit expensive, but interestingly enough, DJI, the drone company has an exact copy of this lens, just with different markings. If you can find that on the secondhand market, it's actually pretty cheap.
Great video
Love the budget gear walk-through. But do you have a review of the LX100M2? Would love your insights on that slightly expensive, mildly pocketable camera.
Nice video. I have 2 GX85 units and a ton of lenses. I have a G7, G95, 2 EM10s and an EPL-1. Am considering getting a GX850 and/or a GX8. The GX850 of course much less expensive with no IBIS. My EPL-1 is my smallest current camera and has IBIS but only 12MP. Also considering getting or making a body cap lens for tiny knock about use.
that was an awesome video! Most vids are just single item reviews, either expensive or cheap. I like that this gave great options!
Loved my olympus ep3 paired with the panasonic 20mm and the Olympus 17mm and 45 mm lenses here, the 14mm was just a little slow for me. This combo gives in camera stabilisation too. I had two 20mm when I had this set up. I kept the first through when i owned a Gf1 and GF 2 and an epl1 and 2.i did find both 20mm lenses noisy when focussing during video but that might be because they were old, i bought the ep3 with 17&45mm lenses new. All the rest was used gear off ebay. Micro 4/3 is such a great format for getting a really versatile system for less than the price of a Fuji or Canon lens.
love love this kind of video! covers concept of low cost interchange-able perfectly! Now hunting on ebay to supplement my (bigger) Olympus options!
This was a fantastic video to come across. Super informative.
Olympus Stylus 1s is my all purpose favorite. I also bought a used Canon G5x Mark I for great photos of my grandson.
I own lumix gf7 for years and bought it used a couple back years. Thanks I found your channel! Definitely subs!
I just bought a used lumix gx85 with the 12-32mm kit lens. I cannot wait to try it out and do some street photography and maybe create short vids using it.
I got the GX-85 for a good price and it is pocketable enough and in camera stabilisation is important for my at 80. 😅But I’m right with you on the lenses. 14mm lumix is my first choice too. It’s a 28mm in 35mm terms and the 28 was my favourite focal length back in the 60s on a Nikon. It just feels right in the street. Then the faster 20mm which works well at night in the street where I shoot monochrome. It’s like TriX without the grain. 😊During the day the 12-32 is a very versatile walk around lens - a real sleeper in my opinion. The 45 Oly or the same physical size 25 are definitely less pocketable but doable when you know that’s what you want. As usual I agree with you.
I bought on rebuy 2 years ago an Olympus em10 mark II and I absolutely love it; paired with a lumix 20mm f1.7 II lens is a great deal, it's pocketable and takes gorgeous shots. I paid 270 euros for the body and managed to find the lens for 200 euro (new)
For €300 you can get the Sony a5100 + a tiny kit 17-50mm zoom lens. It has a flip up screen and 24mp apsc sensor with good low light capability. The kit lens is for most people plenty of good and has image stabilisation. Just keep the 50mm for portraits, they are a bit soft. They have as well a surprisingly good and compact 55-210mm with image stabilisation that you can often get for a bargain price (100-150€).
The combo is really small and light.
From there you have a whole world of E-Mount lenses you can choose from. For example the great Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 with image stabilization or the great and very compact Sigma 18-50mm f2.8.
What you might miss though are:
- a viewfinder
- eye af (yet it has a decent face and object tracking)
- dedicated aperture and shutter speed buttons
- in body image stabilization
Great video, I have all the lenses except the 12-32 and the pentax lenses:
I use the om my GF1 cameras and my newly bought (new) Olympus E-P1.
Have a great 2023 and keep up your good work!
Found you when I needed it. Love your take photography.
This is exactly what I needed. Thanks
Awesome video, super clear and comprehensive
Love the new background style!
Thank you! It’s still a bit of a work in progress but I’m liking it so far! ☺️
Very lovely and informative video that’s fun to watch. Thanks.
Great video!!! Love the paint!
i still use my gf1 with my 12-35mm f2.8 , not ultra compact but the images are still great even at 12mp
Great review - glad I stumbled across it!
I have seen the LX100 mki and mkii out in the wild, but rarely see them for sale second hand. It seems people tend to hang on to them. I came to m43 when I wanted a bigger sensor than my Panasonic compact travelzoom. I loved everything about that compact. I moved on to M43 with a 14-140mm lens (and lots of other lenses by now of course) and while that combination is just as fun to shoot with, it's not pocketable and I am always a bit hesitant which lens to bring. I wouldn't want to loose my interchangeable lens system, but I can see value in the LX100 as an always-in-the-coat camera.
Really enjoyed this video! Several times you talked about ‘having fun’ with your cameras, so all about enjoying photography and not spending endless time (and money!) fussing about gear. You showed some great photos here on a true budget (pocketable) camera set up! Nicely done! Btw, what did you record this on? Looked great!
Great video. Just bought a GX80 and 14mm Lens from MPB based on your recommendations. Looking forward to trying the 4/3 system. Thanks for the info.
Thanks.
That's a great option to save money and have more.
But the LX100 II is still a very interesting camera for people who really don't want to carry lenses.
I am an amateur photographer and have no problem carrying many lenses with me. The lenses here are pretty compact in your review, nor problem at all.
We have a new generation of people who don't want to carry more.
A mark III could be interesting if they add a little more like:
A tilt screen like the 100V (make the body a little bigger to accommodate the screen)
Add a PDAF sensor since Lumix have the tech in their S5II
A shutter Speed and ISO button like the X100V, keep the other retro dials, compensation dial and the Aperture ring in the lens
Internal memory + SD Card
A monochrome version? why not?
A control dial + function button at the front (like the X100V, Nikon ZFc)
IBIS, Headphones/Mic jacks if possible (But IBIS would be cool, the GR3 has IBIS with APSC sensor)
Hope Lumix & Leica will think about it for a LX100 III and a D-Lux 9 (D-Lux 7 II)
The problem with size-based camera recommendations is that it ignores a key feature, which is focal length. Cameras are tools. It would be absurd to pocket a small screwdriver for a job when it calls for a hammer. The LX100 starts at a relatively wide 24mm which allows for capturing a much wider scene than most of the recommended compact lenses (LX100 shoots even wider when using 16:9 mode) . The f1.7 will result in much better image quality due to being able to shoot with lower ISO. Having a zoom eliminates the need for lens changing and feeling creatively limited when you only have a prime. I shoot with both primes and zooms and I would question whether for someone starting out, that an interchangeable lens camera (ILC) is really the better value when compared to an advanced compact zoom. Obviously, if your needs are greater than the max zoom on the LX100, then you have no choice but to go ILC. But then size is no longer a consideration at that point.
Lovely video, thanks for sharing ❤
Great fun video, and very useful for small budgets, thaaaaanks 😉
I went with Olympus pen Mini2 with TTArtisan 25mm f2. Tiny setup, not the fastest but the set cost me less than 100 £ significantly less now when I try to calculate it converting from PLN, it would be something like 70£. So basically I got it for the price of the lens ( I sold the kit lens Epm2 came with for the same price I bought it with camera)
Excellent video! Love the ideas.
What an awesome video! Thank you so much. You're amazing!
yo this video is sick af. love your style and presentation. ✌️
What a great video put together here it's really awesome and that's a professional always looking for something new and challenging this is a great idea thank you thank you
My down & dirty (cof) test of a lens is will it focus reliably on clouds. I photograph a lot of clouds. I like interesting clouds in the shot. Some lenses are better than others. Some will only lock AF when wide open, tends to be the cheapest kit lenses and super-zoom (10x). I rarely shoot wide open, image is softer.
What a great vid!
Thank you! ☺️
I used to love the 20mm F1.7, and if you get a diopter it can make cool macro shots (the 20mm minimum focus distance was terrible... but the diopter is tiny and great to bring along). These days I mostly use a Sony RX100 V6 if I am going pocketable.... because mostly I want something flexibility - and it actually gives pretty good quality. I do have a Sony 5100 and 20mm F2.8 or 16mm F2.8 for prime based pocket sized options and a Zeiss 35mm F2.8 (Full Frame) if I am pushing the pocket size and focal length. I would consider some kind of Ricoh though for pocketable prime based camera - but honestly - the reason the RX100 comes with me more these days is because it fits in a jeans pocket - and the rest of these options you need either a big hoody or big jacket... and I live in cali... so who wears things with big pockets. Everything in photography is a compromise. If it does not fit in my pants... I may as well carry something bigger! Loving your videos at the mo btw. Love the no BS and fun vids even though my M4/3 system is retired (stolen/gifted).
Great video 👌
Thank you for such great information!
Well done and super informative., You solved my 'bicycling pocket-camera' problem !!! 😎
I just bought a Panasonic GX-1 from a random Japanese eBay seller who accepted an offer of $80 after shipping (like new with all original box/packaging and a 2nd generic battery).
The catch was, it was a special Japanese market version, and the firmware only did Japanese language... BUT.... I was able to successfully use a utility published by 'personal-view' called p-tool to modify the English firmware to run on it. It now supports all languages 👍
This is a good tiny walk around camera, looks great with my 20 mil 😁
Thank you! In MFT I would probably go for GM1 or GM5 for the ultimate pocketable camera, however I do own and love the GX85 for its amazing quality + Image stabilisation (and the crispy 4K that comes pretty useful in a pinch). I love your lens choices, although I would personally opt for just the 12-32 and the 20 1.7 lenses, with a non-pocketable but amazing 35-100 f/2.8 Mark 2 as the tele option :)
I found the GM1 too small for my hand and the 12-32 inferior to the PZ14-42. Of which I have two, and two 20mm f/1.7, and the 35-100 f/2.8 which is a trifle large on the E-PL7 as is its sibling 12-35 f/2.8 - for which I have other mft cameras. The E-PL7 was sibling to the E-M10ii, if I had to replace it with new I think I would be looking at the E-M10iv because it's small and has the tilt screen and EVF. The GM range were subsumed into the GF range which were subsumed into the GX range, the GX800/850, the GX9. Wife has a GX7 she won't part with and my G9 is so not going to slip into a pocket. (the 45-200ii is a good lightweight long-tele zoom).
Happy New Year 2023 to you :)
This is one of your coolest video presentations yet 👍🏾
Thanks so much! I’m trying to mix things up a bit. Got a fancy new backdrop 🤣 happy new year!!!
Love the video. I have been thinking of the 110 lenses for my M43 body. AS for bodies themselves, I would say go a little older and look at the GX1. Wonderful camera. Like you I chose it (£95 three years ago) and got some lenses to go with it. The 12-32mm you showed, the 45mm F1.8 (which is utterly wonderful as a portrait lens I may add), the 17mm F2.8 Olympus lens, a brand new Olympus 30mm Macro when it was cheap in one of those "black Friday" moments, and finally a Sigma 56mm F2.8 lens second hand. So probably spent around the same amount as yourself. Oh an I have got hold of a pair of M43 adapters, one for my Nikon Lenses, and one for my Pentax Lenses. You don't need to spend much to get excellent gear, and my GX1 more than holds its own when I don't want to take my FF Pentax K-1 out and about.
I was looking at alternative cameras on MPB as an alternative to my GX800 when I came across this video. Completely changed my mind now & got me thinking in a completely different way
Interesting video, but bearing in mind the extensive zoom capabilities of the compact I'm surprised you didn't mention the fantastic 35-100 f4-5.6. In fact that plus the 12-32 on the gx800 is a truly pocketable system in its own right
This one has completely slipped under my radar because I was lucky enough to find a bargain with the 35-100 2.8 early on. MPB have the f4-5.6 for around £100 👀 I’m tempted!!! It looks very portable
@@MicroFourNerds Emily I have the 2.8ii for my G9 and the 4-5.6 on my gx9 for travel. The cheap little zoom is mind-blowingly good results for such a small, lightweight lens. In fact, in good light you'd be pushed to see the difference between the 2 lenses on many shots.i can't see me getting rid of mine, for the little it eats
Always enjoy your videos 🎉