Is there a good modern-day equivalent of a Canon A70?

[Marcos]

I remember getting one of these 10 years ago, great fun, pretty much fully manual, but didn't cost the earth and fit in a (big) pocket. Took decent pics.



Need manual focus, aperture, exposure etc, this was a great camera to learn on with all the manual controls.

Any suggestions? Thanks

[kalniel]

My A70 still works.

Something like a Panasonic TZ25

Review: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cam...1105361/review

Amazon:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DM...560834&s=photo

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Depends on your budget.

[Marcos]

My A70 still works.

Something like a Panasonic TZ25

Review: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cam...1105361/review

Amazon:http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-DM...560834&s=photo

I have a TZ7, but lacks manual controls and nice UI like the Canon had/has

EDIT: Looks like the TZ25 only lacks manual focus

[TheAnimus]

Depends on your budget.

Also what you want to shoot.

If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.

[kalniel]

Also what you want to shoot.

If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.

Well you can forget about anything but the first one for a camera costing the same as the A70 did. You're stuck with 1/1.7 or 1/2.3" sensors which rule out the latter to any great extent. The A70 was a great landscape camera though (even if not especially wide) - my house is still decorated with 18x12" framed prints from it. Who needs more than 3MP?

[TheAnimus]

You can get some that do great low light now adays, some will have built in stabilisation.

Again it depends on the budget thou.

[Marcos]

Also what you want to shoot.

If you want great wideangle landscapes, mostly portrait, or stella low light.

Well, budget-wise, the A70 was £250 ten years ago, so something less than that :-p

And not for any specific kind of photos, I just want another good all-rounder with manual controls.


But makes you wonder doesnt it, 10 years go by, and it's not easy to think of a camera that meets a simple specification:

- Good all round photo performance
- Fits in a pocket
- Full manual controls
- Costs less than £250
- Doesn't have fiddly/gimmicky touchscreen controls

[Flibb]

Hows about a Nikon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005IFWZS...SIN=B005IFWZSW

and a review
http://www.pcworld.com/article/24696..._controls.html

found the review amongst this list of compacts with manual controls, but you will need to hunt out the prices
http://www.pcworld.com/product/colle...-controls.html

[TheAnimus]

Hmm my back up is a pentax q, they had the q10 for £250 with prime at christmas.

If you want to be able to 'do more' but whilst been pocketable its a good option. However it only fits in a pocket with just the prime lens I find.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Well, budget-wise, the A70 was £250 ten years ago, so something less than that :-p

And not for any specific kind of photos, I just want another good all-rounder with manual controls.


But makes you wonder doesnt it, 10 years go by, and it's not easy to think of a camera that meets a simple specification:

- Good all round photo performance
- Fits in a pocket
- Full manual controls
- Costs less than £250
- Doesn't have fiddly/gimmicky touchscreen controls

I was going to suggest a Canon S95(I have one) but they are more expensive now than last year, and we are talking like £50 to £70 more IIRC!!

The following cameras can be had(the links have the prices):

Nikon Coolpix P7100

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Nik..._P7100_pc.html

28-200MM/F2.8-F4.5

10MP

Olympus XZ-1

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Olympus_XZ-1_pc.html

28-112MM/F1.8-F2.5

10MP

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Pan...MC-LX5_pc.html

24-90MM/F2.0-F3.3 Vario-Summicron

10MP

Samsung EX2F

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Samsung_EX2F_pc.html

24-80MM/F1.4-F2.7 Varioplan

12MP

Nikon J1

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Nik...m_Lens_pc.html

With a 27MM/F2.8 standard lens.

10MP

This is a small interchangeable lens camera.

Pentax Q

http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Pen...m_Lens_pc.html

With a 47MM/F1.9 standard lens.

12MP

This is a tiny interchangeable lens camera.

These are all good cameras - I would check the reviews.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Fuji XF1

http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/fujifilm-...furbished.html

25-100MM/F1.9 to F4.9

12MP

Fuji X100

http://shop.fujifilm.co.uk/fujifilm-...furbished.html

28-112MM/F2.0-F2.5

12MP

The Fuji X100 has great handling. It is built like a tank and the zoom is manual,not electronic.

[Smudger]

The equivelant in the modern Canon range is probably the SX240/260, which was under £200 for a bit on Amazon. I had the A70 a few years ago, it was great until it just stopped working for no reason.

Edit: In fact, it's £177 if you don't want GPS... Here

[Marcos]

The equivelant in the modern Canon range is probably the SX240/260, which was under £200 for a bit on Amazon. I had the A70 a few years ago, it was great until it just stopped working for no reason.

Edit: In fact, it's £177 if you don't want GPS... Here

I'm leanign towards this because after owning a Panasonic, I miss the well thought out menus of the Canons

[Smudger]

I've got the SX220, and I'm very happy with it. I don't photo enough to need all the bells and whistles, but if I need some amateur-ish setting just above auto, it seems to be there. It's got aperture preference, Av, and all that jazz... From what I've seen, the sx240 is similar, but with a better sensor, and a few extra bells and whistles...

[Marcos]

Does the SX220/240 have manual focus too?