Cameras for Landscape, Street and Portraiture?

<p>I am considering buying a new set of cameras which is light. Please suggest cameras for Landscape, Street and Portraiture along with lenses.</p>

<p>You can do all of that with a cell phone. It would help if you stated a budget and listed any other features or restrictions of interest.</p>

<p>There is very little size and weight difference between lenses for DSLR and EVF cameras longer than 50 mm or f/2.8 zooms. If you settle for f/4 zoom lenses or fast primes, the weight savings can be substantial, but not necessarily the cost.</p>

<p>Your applications have a lot of overlap, but possibly summarized as follows</p>

 

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<li><strong>Landscapes</strong> - high resolution and sharp lenses, primes rather than zooms (EVF cameras dominate, in lieu of medium or large format)</li>

<li><strong>Street</strong> - small and unobtrusive, quick to operate, good high ISO performance, good wide angle options (EVF cameras and Leica M dominate)</li>

<li><strong>Portraiture</strong> - camera independent, it's all about lighting, pose, and connection with the subject.</li>

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<p>I wanted to something lighter on my back. Thought micro 4/3rd will be lighter even on my pocket too :). Even though I have a feeling that it wont be good enough for landscape.</p>

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<p>Thought micro 4/3rd will be lighter even on my pocket too :). Even though I have a feeling that it wont be good enough for landscape.</p>

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<p>m4/3 is a complete system, and if you go all in, it actually won't reflect significant savings since the best-performing lenses and bodies aren't especially cheap. but what does "good enough" for landscape mean? in other words, what are your printing requirements? if you're chasing resolution and making huge prints, that points you in the direction of the A7RII.<br>

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For a street kit, max resolution is perhaps not so important, and there's a lot of directions you could go, from an LX100 or E-M5 to a A6000 or A6300 to an XT1 or XPro2. Again, i'd really think about lens selection here, which may be almost as important as body and system choice. APS-C offers a sweet spot in terms of price/performance/size, and the current-gen 24mp sensors are pretty darn good. if your style is more extreme low-light, however, full frame will get you the best high-ISO performance.<br>

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For portraits, you need to distinguish between studio and field (available-light) work as the requirements can be different. it could be as simple as adding an 85mm or equivalent lens to a mirrorless kit, or a whole set-up with lighting, which may point in a direction away from small/light.<br>

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There are so many different possible combinations which could fit this criteria, it's difficult to make specific recommendations without more detailed information. </p>

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<p>"I am considering buying a new set of cameras which is light."</p>

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<p>Other than lack of lightness, what do you like and dislike about the cameras you are now using?<br>

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<p>"Please suggest cameras for Landscape, Street and Portraiture along with lenses."</p>

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<p>Here is what I use:</p>

<p>Olympus micro 4/3 digital body<br />14mm f/2.5 Panasonic lens (landscape)<br />20mm f/1.7 Panasonic lens (Street)<br />45mm f/1.8 Olympus lens (portraiture)</p>

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