Another Top 5 Affordable Cameras - Three years later
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Almost three years ago I made a video where I listed 5 really good and relatively affordable cameras that I had owned and liked but for some reason didn’t review. And now when I have decided to sell all my gear in order to buy "My Dream Camera" I thought it was time for 5 more.
The reasons for not making the cut for a review varies but all five cameras are great.
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Now I know many are gonna say things like "post a link to where I can by camera x for y amount of dollars". Like last time my answer is NO.
Life is too short for me to do the work for you when I had to do it myself. If I see a good deal and post it here the camera is sold within 5 seconds and I have to look for another. So there is no point, you have to do the leg work.
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I love how realistic you are about getting cameras that you actually use. You're my favorite photography channel out there.
Glad you enjoy the channel :)
Man youre making me buy a camera that i dont need haha
But that's the camera you should get, the one you want :)
Cool man, did you make this riff? 035 bro
He did that to me too, countless times. Xt30, xt3, xt2, x100v, x100f, xe3, just to name the fujis.
Two quick notes on the mysterious "Dream Camera".
I'm not trying to be mysterious for some dramatic reveal. It's simply a case of me wanting to buy one before people start to Google it, ranking it up on eBay, getting in people's conscience with raised prices as a result.
EDIT: got a question about this so I thought I might clarify.
Im not trying to claim that my viewers would buy it, because they absolutely would not. No way. But they might google it, and thats what Im afraid of.
Because that would rank it up in peoples search windows when they enter eBay and then it might in fact sell, "others interested in x also looked at y".
And last time I checked there was 5 available world wide. Thats right, 5. Three of them where too expensive. So 2...
Also I'm pretty sure most people guessing and discussing it will be pretty disappointed :)
Leica Q, has to be. 8)
@@Ottaro if you ask one of the GPTD badged members they can debunk it ;)
Lol 😂 More excited now about being disappointed. Will let you know how disappointed I am on a scale of 1-10.😃
It's a Praktica DTL3, isn't it? It was my first camera and the one that taught me the lesson about the glass being WAY more important than the body. These days though the playing field has been levelled a bit.
Well done.
I really love your "eye." It makes me go back and re-watch most of your videos.
Good, quality work, and your humor spices things up.
The videos are therapy! I’m thankful!
This is a great video! So many great and affordable cameras, I want ALL of them!
Thanks for all your wonderful videos. All the best to you and yours for the coming year.
We wish you the same! :)
Always love your reviews Mattias. Your recommendations are really cool and it is always good to see that you look for the best in a camera and utilising them to their full potential. I collect a lot of film cameras as well as buying used digital. Probably my favourite purchase which you have recommended is the LX100 mark 1, which I feel is an amazing compact camera. Recently got myself a Sigma DP0 Quattro so am really keen to give that a try. Am really looking forward to see what you end up with next.
Mattias, you're the best proof I've seen that beautiful images have little to do with the gear. I think you could pull a great image out of almost anything. Whatever your dream camera is, I'm sure you'll have fun with it. But in many ways, you should be making videos on advanced photography, not gear. Too many people are tracking your equipment thinking that's the key to pictures as good as yours. And that has nothing to do with it. You're just a great photographer. Period. Thanks for the visual pleasure!
great review, & awesome photos!
Panasonic Leica XL 100. For many reasons, the first one being its cost. I use it professionaly all the time, very discreet in dangerous places, loaded with possibilities (too many in fact). Manual control at every level, good for me as I was trained in the argentic days. Superb Leica lens. The sensor size is adequate for almost every situation, and there are technical solutions when not. I rarely use the excellent 4K video mode, but it's there. I prefer this version to the mark II. There are perhaps better and more pricy cameras, but this one will get you almost anywhere. (I also use a Pentax spotmatic when using film, and a small Nikon in tricky situations). All the best for the new year, and keep up the good work.
Would it still hold up today if I would want to get into photography. ? I’m interested in traveling and I’m not sure if a canon 90 is too big maybe, but it looks profesional which is why I’d want it for clients to start out.
@@PinkPulpito Yes, it does. There are of course better cameras. But the whole package, its versatility, and its cost make it very attractive. Video is also very good and can be used at a professional level. I published several photo books with photos made with it with very good results. Important is the post-production program you will use. I would recommend ART.
I was waiting for the Leica CL price to go down and now you make this video… haha
I'm already in love with the 50r, cant even imagine the 100.
Xf10 is so underrated. I love mine.
As an addition, the X-E2 is essentially the same as the X-E2s after the firmware upgrades. Great little camera! Was my first fuji camera that I got on a whim in a trade for a pc part, and now I got my dad hooked on it as well.
Great pictures and a interesting review!
Utterly in agreement about the X-E3. Never owned it, regrettably, but loved the experience of taking people pix with the X-E2S, same form factor. Funny how these humpless cameras put up much less of a vibrational wall between you and the subject.
I paid less than $250 for a Canon 5D Mark II last year after watch one of your videos. Best purchase ever. I still love my 5D2 and it can even shoot raw videos.
I'd never know about the existence of many of these cameras but for your vids. Thanks for the education. May you find perfect, for however long it lasts in camera years...
Got an Olympus based on your previous video. Wow! Best bang for Buck!👍
With a list like this for such good cameras makes you think why the rush to upgrade by so many.
And still think the cameras in the old list are still valid options today :)
Part of the fun is getting new toys!
@@yapster804 old used toys at bargain prices is much more fun imo.
@@mattiasburling Thanks to you i bought a Sigma DP1 merril. It's curing me from my spray and pray affliction.
@@AxelCalvet lovely :)
I love the XF10. Glad to see it here :)
I really enjoy my X100. And I was about to buy an olympus stylus 1 and the dp2, but after this video I am really thinking to consider the xe2s coz I like to shoot with old lenses too ! Thanks for this video ! A great one as always :)
I can't find a Leica M10 review from you so I think that could be your dream camera.
I see a mattias video, I click
Ahh I wish you got round to doing a video on the CL! I picked one up last year and absolutey love it. Goes perfectly with that Voigtlander 40mm
Love it. Great video.
Yeah! Was waiting for that video. Thanks. As a fujifilm shooter I'm sad that you are saling all the Fuji gear but waiting eagerly to see your dream camera. Is it a "Phase One?"
I will probably own a Fuji again at some point. An X80 for example would be an instant buy :)
Can’t wait to see what the dream camera is. Mine would be a Leica mp film and a 35 mm summicron. Not sure selling everything would pay for it though
Great choices, I picked up an XE2 for $200 CAD and the Fuji 27mm f/2.8 for another $200 and have an amazing little rangefinder style camera. Goes everywhere I go.
Great combo!
Glad to see the Fuji xf10 here :) I've been wanting to get a Fuji for a long time but always out of reach because of the price. there were a lot of Fuji cameras for a budget price but the dream camera is the fuji x100, since the day of its release I've been wanting to get that camera but held back its too expensive for me. Perhaps this year I can finally get one.
Ahahah, love that teasing for your next camera ! 😂 I bet you are looking to the X1D... The first one can be found second hand for a good price I think.
Personally, I can't justify (and don't have the money) buying one of my dream cameras (M10-P / Hasselblad X1D 1 and 2 / GFX50R), but I decided to took the closest to my dreams (my ''more affordable and realistic'' dream I should say😅) ; the X-Pro 3 (arriving tomorrow).
My plan is to focus on lenses, especially M mount ones so I can use them in any other camera in the future...😋
the X-Pro3 is a lot of fun, enjoy :)
I really enjoy your channel. I'm always swapping out gear for used new or new new gear. I think I may get a lx100 ii.
Really great video! Thanks :)
E-M10 II. So far I have 17, 25 & 45mm primes, 60mm macro, 14-150mm & my two kit lenses. In two years spent about $2000, only two lenses are used and all are Olympus glass. I certainly won't complain.
Great video! Love hearing about these gems!
@ 1:56 double adapter, Canon FD lens to M to X mount?
I owned a Sigma SD15, Fuji XE1, Canon 60D and now a 6D. The 6D is almost perfect. I just wish it was as small and pretty as a Fuji or Leica.
I still have the original Fuji X-E1 and feel no real need to upgrade to the X-E2 or X-E3. It's easily "95%" of the X-E2s and about "90%" of the X-E3. The colors and sharpness are unbelievably good and holds well together.
Honorable mention: SONY X100 Mk1 - the original is still 90% of what the new ones are at an affordable price. No overheating issues either.
I still have my XE1, XE2s as well as an XE3, the XE3 is so much faster than the other 2 (especially the XE1) I couldn't imagine going back.
Intriguing list for sure! That Panasonic LX100 looks pretty cool. Speaking of the X-E line, you can get the original X-E1 used for DIRT cheap. I've seen some in great condition go as low as $125. The downside is that it has the first X-trans sensor as opposed to the X-Trans II found in the X-T1, but it's still a great sensor nonetheless! Also, I can't wait to see this dream camera of yours. A vintage Leica? A Phase? Maybe one of the Hasselblads that went to the moon?
Yeah the XE1 is also a solid option. The moon camera would be sweet. Or some other famous camera like the Queen's M3 or something.
I guess it will be a Leica or Fuji GFX.
There goes the prices lol
Another video teasing the "dream camera" debut? A reminder to let gear go that just never shows up in your bag? A final salute to all your outgoing gear? In any case ... 👍 the video has me thinking about what l might carry in my travel kit as a second body. 😅
I think that sums it up nicely :)
Thanks and happy new year! I actually bought a new X-E3 as a second camera at an unbelievable price but several X-E1, X-E2 & X-2S sold for $100 to $200. It's a theft for such amazing cameras!
Definitely under priced compared to the XT30.
So cool you went for the Panasonic LX100ii, I recently bought the Leica D-Lux Typ109 which is this camera (or should that be the other way around?). This is my first Summilux and it does not disappoint. Oddly enough, I'm seeing the typ109 priced slightly under the LX100ii, both are fine cameras. For my money the dream camera is the M10, all the best in 2020
Hi Mattias, thank you for your very precious sharing here, and I get myself of the pana lx100 as well at last. And could I know how do you shoot the raw image during the video recording ??
I work professionally with my Pen-F and love the results both raw and jpegs.
The camera that I never can hold on to have always been Sony apsc line. Never satisfied me the way the little pen has even though the Sony offer so much. Just my thoughts
Hi Mattias,
I really love watching your videos, as a former gear acquirer, I can see you put your kit to much better use than I ever did! Since not many people have access to this lens, I'm curious about how you rate the Leica 23mm for the TL/CL, particularly in terms of smoothness of bokeh? I shoot Fuji, and have found both the 23mm lenses they offer too busy in their bokeh, I print large and enjoy subtle smooth background blur in my work. If the upcoming Viltrox 23mm isn't right for me, I need to consider other options long term1
Good luck on getting the dream camera! Mine's a Hasselblad X1D II!
The 23mm Summicron is much nicer in every single way imo. Bokeh included.
I am having so much fun with my x-e2 with Kipon TS adapter and nikkor ais lenses.
Love your camera reviews and have done for years. I am going to purchase the Panasonic GH5 and GH5s so I can make some films and do some reviews. I am also going to buy the Canon 90D and Fuji XT3.
I have managed to put both the regular colour profiles of both the Fuji XT1 and Fuji Xpro 1 onto my Nikon D5500 via the Nikon Picture Control Editer website.
I have also put the Canon 5D Mark 2 color profile on it. I am going to put more on it this week.
Third? Love your content! I picked up the EOS M after your last video and it has served me very well this past ~3 years!! Thanks :)
That's great to hear. The M is definitely still a great buy today :)
I loved the LX 100 / Mark II,, beautiful camera ergonomics, I love the video output,, but never loved the picture output , they reminded me of some older Sony output files I like the picture files of the Fujifilm X100T/F MUCH more ... but the camera is superb. And macro mode with a add on lens is also beautiful
What add on lena did you use?
I have a Fuji xT-1 of which I like shooting with BW mainly, my X70 as my go everywhere compact (wish it had a OVF) and my SONY a7III of which I use mainly for events and an Olympus EP-1 of which I can't sell as I do like the colours so much .. However I think that the Nikon df or the Pentax k1 will be on the list as love to take my time shooting and not rush 😀 lovely as always Matias .
The DF is a gem!
Great timing. Almost two years ago I bought a used RX100IV and loved all of it for the kind of shoots I do. But it is falling apart and showing wear. The EVF for example isn't working anymore.
I am debating about getting a new camera or replacing it. The flash is very important for me. As well as being extremely compact as I take it into a lot of places.
Informative and lovely
Glad you liked it
Thank God for some of the 'Gumball Machine' cameras ! : ) Like my D5100 however Mattias has so much education to share regarding cameras that I never knew existed and their capabilities.... Thank you for being here Mattias...
Purely for the fun of speculating:
The dream camera is in a higher price bracket than the Leica CL, but we may be disappointed. So:
Leica Q ? Possible, focal length one of Mattias' favourites. But would he pair it with the same GR focal length? Doubt it.
Sony Rx1Rii. High resolution sensor, built in Evf, fairly compact, classic focal length. But could Sony menus and ergonomics be anyone's "dream"? Nah, I don't think so. And I suspect with the GR in pocket, the dream camera won't be fixed lens.
Leica M10-D . Distinct possibility. Different, bare bones, simple and minimalist. Mattias' loved his M8/M9 and the M10 series is the closest cmos to the ccd output Leica have had. Manual focus only, but he loves shooting vintagei lenses on various bodies anyway. But is the 24mp enough for a recent interest in landscape work?
Leica SL2. I'm thinking no, purely on size.
Hassy X1Dii . Certainly fits the bill of upper price brackets! Bigger sensor, interchangeable lenses, premium brand, lots of resolution, reasonably compact for what it is.
The problem with all of the above is that Mattias' interest wouldn't really drive prices up. So that makes me think it's something older, less common and less easily obtained . Possibly even a large format film camera or digital back?
You sound like a crime investigator. Great comment! :)
Jason Hannigan Maybe Leica S.
@@mihaicalincosariu maybe! But again, would Leica S values jump because Mattias' wants one? Not sure.
@@jshanni2066 No camera would get any significant price increase just because I want one.
Although I have a e-pl1, Nikon D200, D300s and D5200 I always have my LX100 with me (next to the Pixel 3 phone I own).
Funny, easy and always ready for shooting, that is why I love the LX100 🙃
Planning to do an upgrade from the D5200? I own a D5200 myself, considering one of a secondhand D7x00 / D500 / D750
@@SoundSpeeding Perhaps someday, because I prefer my D300s over my D5200 because of the grip, bigger/brighter viewfinder and dedicated thumb focus. But I prefer the LX100 because of the size and flexibility.
Lol LOVE you’re links to deal comment!
I switched from m43 to Fuji APS-C. Started with a Lumix G6 in 2013, then switched to the G85 because it is weather sealed and the handling overall is much nicer. Sometime after that I wanted a camera purely for street photography and bought a GX850. The GX850 took awesome images but the camera was too small, so I bought a GX85 instead. The handling is great, the image quality is great but sadly this camera isn't weather sealed and Panasonic doesn't seem to be making a GX8 II anytime soon. Because of that I bought a used X-Pro 2 with the grip attachment and the 27mm pancake to test the Fuji system. To be honest I've never used my m43 gear since.
Now I own an X-Pro2 with a 23mm f2 as my main street-setup, a 50mm f2 for longer reach, a 27mm pancake for its compactness, an X-H1 for everything else and have a 16-55 on the way. Couldn't be happier.
Disclaimer: I want weather sealing because I like to have my cameras always ready and my X-Pro2 got dripping wet several times and has never failed me once.
Best CamTuber in 2021. 🌹
PS: I will never sell my Pen F. Not even to trade in with leica T. Its a classic.
Better top of the line in the 2nd category rather than get the bottom cam of the 1st category.
My one is the E2s plus FM2n and Zenza Bronica ETR three beauties .
Its quite funny what us photographers do when GAS strikes. Lets flog the lot, and buy the think we love most.
It was your love of the Df that diverted me away from buying the M10. And that purchase is the best one I have ever made - even with only two lenses, I love the Df, nothing I have shot with, played with, or even thought about pulls the goods.
On the days I feel like a change, I use my Leica X (a camera everyone loves to hate), and shot it in full analogue mode, as if it were a film camera - just for a change.
I look forward to seeing what you buy.
I had the Ricoh GRs (IV 1.8 lens and the new versions I and II) ricoh just finds a way to get back to me. Good thing I settled for the III. If it had a viewfinder, that would be the perfect camera.
Since switching to digital almost six years ago, I have bought and then sold a dozen different cameras from Olympus, Panasonic, and mostly Fuji, along with over forty different lenses to go with them. But this year, I sold the last of my Fujis to buy my dream camera; a Leica M. Actually two of them; an M9 and and then an M8 to keep it company.
That's a cool combo to have. They complement each other well.
I’ve had the X-Pro1 multiple times.
I bought it four times. I'm keeping it for a while now
I still have my E-pl1, but it was unused recently cause the auto focus doesn't work. Still looking for a dirt cheap m4/3 lens that is not too huge. Might transition to a compact camera someday.
I bought the Sony A7R 3 times the A7 & A7ii twice Canon 6D once, 5Dii Once Loved none as much as I do my Fuji X-T1! Thinking of buying 2 as spare or to pass on to my sons when they grow up!
good review
Thanks for that one! I‘d be interested to here more about the monochrome mode and whether there any good 28mm (full frame equv.) MF lens options ✌️
I can really relate to that. My quest for that more than 90% camera led me past an XF10, X-M1,-T10, -T2 and -T3 to owning nearly all the Fuji X-mount primes but using an X-100T due to the wonderful 16MP Sensor. I wonder whats next. The quest for a camera for rougher environments and event photography made me buy and sell my Z6 falling back to a DSLR. I wonder about the Leica and I, too, tend to buy used gear.
You do an incredible work in editing, I haven't seen better than that, can you talk about that please
I love my CL! :)
Wow I'd pick the fuji system, I still want the xt1 or the xe2/3 and mount a vintage lens with it.. amazing photos as usual 👏
Go get a fuji, you will not ne disapointet, even the xe1 is still a great cam... and of course the xpro1 whitch bouth have in my opinion the most “analog“ look to get... contrary to what mattias said about the lovely xt1...
Personally I prefer the plastic thumb grip on X-E2/2s than the one on X-E3.
i am always concerned about fuji bodies reliability along with the post processing of the raw images. i welcome other's thoughts on both of my concerns. thumbs up.
It also has something to do with the ergonomics too something that can work with the Philippine weather 😀 I'd pick the xt1. And you're right any of those you mention is still great for portraits.
smalltalk.productions I cannot comment on reliability since I’m not using Fuji professionally. But my xt2 works fine under freezing/in deserts/around waterfalls… in terms of post processing, granted that you may get higher sharpness with Capture1, I think LR is good enough for normal size prints.
My grandpa had a Kodak Brownie when I was young. My retinas still have scars burned in them from the flashbulbs he used.
Goodluck with the dream camera
I am looking forward to your new affordable camera review. The one coming out of Wetzlar.
Plenty of affordable cameras from Wetzlar on my channel already. X1 and M8 comes to mind :)
Sold my Leica Q for wayyyy less than you need to spend on equivalent quality from Sony or Fuji.
@@mattiasburling you know which one I mean... And I like it very much that you got it!
This one has my favorite music :)
Dream camera: Sigma FP or Leica SL2
Great video. I've had a Nikon d3100 horrible camera. D100 D300. Fuji xe-1 but I always end up going back to micro four thirds and the Lumix g9 does everything I could want a camera to do. But I would sell it for a Leica q2m at the drop of a hat. And at a cheeper cost the Fuji x100v sounds a good choice.
Really, really wondering what this elusive dream camera is now, haha! I've already guessed Fuji GFX100, but since you like Pentax... 645Z? I sure want one of those! And a Hasselblad XD50 II... And a GFX100... etc :-)
We are all wondering
he loves fuji so my guess was gfx100 too, but yes, we saw some old pentax lenses in the sony video so my guess is that too.
@@tenylegnincsevem I bet all my fiches on the Hasselblad. All in.
I’m thinking the gfx50r
A Leica SL2?
Do the olympus om-d line of cameras.
I will buy a compact camera soon, not sure if I can get the Leica just yet...
In between camera eco systems. Have a GX80 that I use with old glass. Just purchased a Canon M for shooting raw (Magic Lantern) . Might complement it with a 5D mkii which means letting go of the IBIS panny. Not investing in m4/3 glass.
For my older cameras that I will keep, Fuji X-E1, X-E2, and a second X-E2 converted to full spectrum. I'm planning to do some Spring cleaning in March. It does feel good to let go of the items that are simply not being used anymore. I have at least seven lenses that either I don't use or have proven to not be able to deliver what I need for a given task.
I doubt I will be disappointed with your choice of a "Dream Camera" because you know what is best for you - certainly not me. :) Hope you can get the camera at a good bargain price.
Since your in the selling mode maybe you should do a video on how you approach that.
The GH4 was an "almost" camera for me. Good sensor in good light, great video, great control layout, but I never dug the EVF and the rear touchscreen died on me a year in, after shooting a time-lapse of a sunset. I still have it... I just keep it around as a B-camera option locked off on a tripod. But if somebody local wants to buy it off Craigslist in NYC, I might not say no ;)
Yashica fx-3 Super 2000 My go to camera as of late
I've never had a dream about a camera. :)
Hi Mattias... If you have the time, how would you compare the image quality between the Fuji XF10 and Fuji X70, isn't the X70 better IQ, and eventually at focusing?
Thank you for any insight...
I want to try a CL next I just purchased for dirt cheap a Ricoh GR version 1 10mp and im enjoying it just for the joy of always having a camera in my pocket. I also have had the x100 a bunch of times. Now i also have an xpro2 and xh1 but im still considering a sale and switch to leica but its hard to use an M for everything wedding related so I may have to wait until I have SL money
Candid camera is my favorit camera. 😎
For video which would be best? Fuji XH1, Sony A7 II or a A6500?
I love your dog so much
I'm kinda selling away my Fujifilm X100F and Sony RX100 IV for my dream Leica Q, totally can relate... LOL
I did the same, think you'll be happy with your decision
Amazing cameras, the most beautiful in absolute
I bought the LUMIX LX 100.. (based on your review) and sold it after first outing; dust got in sensor ($$$ repair. “A common issue” per repair guy). I then bought & still using Sony RX 100 m2. Love it .. but now wanting a bigger/better sensor - in a compact! Selling RX 100... considering used Leica D-LUX ? Or... as you seem to prefer. Ricoh GR... However. I need a view finder. Opt. 2: switch to Fuji- XE3 or XE2s. Not compact but close!
My "almost" camera is the X100F. I've had it 2 times, but i always sold it cause in the end; despite how slick it is build-wise, and love the controls, leaf shutter etc. I for the love of god just can't get "my look" of photo's with the X100F. I always look at the output i create and think it's not up to par for what I can do on a 10 year old D700 and sell it.
Nice video as always! Which of all these performs best in low-light?
The CL.
I haven't had the chance of trying the CL, but, and I am not on Panasonic payroll, I recently did a birthday on candlelights only with the LX 100 with amazing results at 2.8 1600 iso.
They all give good results in low light in my experience. Its always just a matter of adapting to the situation.
I can't wait to find out what the dream camera is. Also - hope it actually works out.... how we all want something that we think is going to be perfect.... then we get it.... not so much...
You never know :)
I’m pretty hooked on Fuji and if the rumors about xt4 are true ... I do enjoy my xh1...
Thanks again Mattias for bringing the world a bit of commonsense again.
:-)
Thank you for watching :)