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• @frigge@lemmy.ml 2026-10-25 22:10

  The weight isn’t all that bad. I’ve been running around with it all day on vacations and wasn’t bothered by it. The size imho is more important. I paid ~1400€ used. All the cameras with interchangeable lens systems are in similar price ranges unfortunately. The more compact ones are even more expensive. There is a very compact sony one with integrated zoom lens i forgot the name of that goes for more than 2k€ The ricoh gr iv is similarly priced and has a fixed zoom lens and no EVF and in sunny daylight no evf is a no go imho. The displays on cameras are usually much darker than smartphone displays so you really need an evf. If you want to safe a bit of money you can go for the a6400. it has a couple of compromises but isn’t all that much worse purely for photography.

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• @Jentu@lemmy.ml 2026-10-25 22:35

  I was able to get a really good deal on a second-hand a6700 that seemed barely used when I got it. It’s definitely not small enough to put in a pocket and it’s still too expensive not to baby. It’s amazing for video and I love the sony color science (controversial). I use it for work as well as if I feel the need for media that has more flexibility in post. For “I’d like to remember this event” type photos where resolution and accuracy aren’t the priority, I usually just bring along a disposable-looking plastic 35mm camera I can just toss in a bag and hand it to friends/family if they want a picture. Unfortunately, a lot of these kinds of cameras seem to be inconsistent. I had a Kodak Ektar camera and the film advance wheel broke within a week. I also have a Ricoh RZ-900 I got from the thrift store and a bag of expired unused fujifilm rolls for $20. It’s not a great camera (and I suspect it will die soon since the motors sound very bad), but it works for what I need it to do.

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