I have thought I'd like a completely silent shutter on my camera in the past - but something that you may want to consider is - how can you tell when you've taken the photo if you can't hear the shutter? Personally I had never thought of that until someone brought it to my attention. As it is - with my wife's iPad, I end up pressing the shutter several times without knowing it - she gets so ticked at me for that.
And as Jerome has mentioned - only small sensor point and shoot cameras have the option of not using a shutter. But even then, they generally add a digital clicking sound so that you know when you've taken the picture.
As for cameras - - - I have been using micro 4/3 sized sensor cameras for probably 3 years now, and am totally convinced of their ability. A huge advantage of the Panasonic GX7 over the Sony, is the number of lenses available for the micro 4/3 bodies. And blazing fast and accurate autofocus as well - for some reason, Sony and Fuji are no where near Panasonic and Olympus when it comes to Contrast Detect Auto Focus speed.
I may be mistaken but when you photograph with the iPad don't you even get a "glimp" of darkness corresponding to the capture ?
I am not wishing to buy a new camera
and lenses. The new camera would essentially be as an extra to be used in very special occasions. To travel light in November for example, when we will be heading to CA ...
The question of image quality is important and not so good as with the Canon 5D but I tend to give more importance to the image itself and mainly the the weight I have to carry.
The Oktoberfest pictures in
that thread were taken with the NEX-7. It was discreet enough for that occasion.
If I may: your questions are reasonable, but do not tell the whole story. You want to take pictures of people in the streets, discreetly. Any camera can do that. But, taking the NEX-7 and GX7 which you gave as an example, the GX7 is less discreet (because of its silver colour...) but has a very useful stabilisation and tilting viewfinder. The available lenses choices are very different (the GX7 can also use the Olympus lenses). All these things will make a lot of difference in practice...
The NEX-7 and GX7 have an electronic viewfinder. I suppose that you want that feature?
Yes Jerome, I want to take pictures of people in the street discreetly. At this point of the conversation the Panasonic looks very attractive not only by the lenses it can take (if ever I buy an extra one) and yes the electronic viewfinder is also an important attribute.
I have nothing to say about the Oktoberfest pictures. On the contrary.
So you use the camera also for people in urban areas...
... The RX100 may actually be what Antonio needs,...
It looks to me that the Sony RX100 has not the capability of lenses interchangeability.
@ Robert Watcher
Thank you for the pictures ! Yes it is something similar I want !
You know Rob... I am getting a bit confused already LOL
... one could go for the Sony RX-1 35mm fixed "full frame" brother too, that would be magnificent, but at $2800, that might be a stretch. I'd have thought that all that antonio needs could be discovered with this one camera. But then, everyone has their own dreams and "needs". Asher
No Asher I do not "need" such camera. The
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 looks pretty good to me now. The tilted screen and the turnable viewfinder allows to take pictures like Rob does.
I must say something important now. First that I want to spend no more than 1.000 € which is at the current rate about 1.386 US$ and that I will be buying the camera in November 2014 when in US.
As the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 is now
1.000 US$ it fits in the budget. BUT this price is
not with lens !!!
Next step: the choice of a lens.
Thank you Michael for your biased view ! LOL
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Please allow me to try to resume
The
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7 looks fine for
1.000 US$
Now the lens...
Lumix GX vario 12-35 f/2.8 for
1.000 US$ ?!
Only one little thing I need to know: Which is the conversion factor for these 4/3 cameras ?
I mean 10 mm corresponds to how many in full frame ?
I would like to thank everybody for the time spent writing these precious lines guiding and teaching me.