I’m holding out for the Fuji X100VXXVII. Then, and only then, will I be able to capture the perfect photo.

Preach it brother :). We all like to pretend it doesn’t matter but aesthetics do matter. Enjoying the look/feel of my gear makes me want to get out and shoot.

When Nikon discontinued the A series (and the price was cut in half), I purchased two. A black one with an EVF and a silver one. They are my street shooters. 28mm rocks. I have taken those cameras everywhere as my walkaround poor man’s Leica Q. I shoot RAW and JPG simultaneously. The results are amazing. I also use the lens hood to add filters. Fantastic!

You earned subscription! The way you presented was clear and to to the point, making it very easy to watch and listen to.

Im a teacher and I tell my kids something similar all the time in regards to their writing. You need a pen you think is cool and you love; you need a journal that makes you feel cool, and is aesthetically pleasing...dont have those and you won't write.

Call me crazy, but the camera i miss the most it's a shitty Sony point and shoot, no manual controls, only JPEG, but the smallest, lightest and chepaest camera i have owned. I thought "my smartphone can do the same and more, just give away the shitty camera". Well, it's not the same, that shitty camera was way cheaper than my smartphone, the zoom was great for the size (25-250mm equivalent), the size overall is smaller than a credit card and thinner than most small point and shoot. And even if i wanted to edit, Lightroom can extract a lot of info from JPEGs. The camera was the Sony WX-100 or something like that

The XPro 1 made we want to carry a camera again…I now carry the XPro 3, looking forward to the XPro 4

My EDC. Nikon coopix P310. I love the zoom versatility and f1.8 for low light. No RAW, no VF, no problem for me.

Love it! I know exactly what you mean, I love taking a stroll with my X70 with round lenshood. She too cute!

Something I learned about my CoolPix A is to learn to visualize. Photos come out way better than they look on the LCD screen. A lot of people do not realize that you can load custom profiles onto your Nikon which is great if you are a JPEG shooter. I shoot RAW and there is RAW processing software beyond LR that can give you amazing results. As for the look and feel of your camera, some YT photographer said that having a camera that inspires you to pickup ans shoot is very important.

I bought this when it first came out. Still the best dynamic range is insane.

Really liked this! After trying all the small cameras, I’ve ended up just using my “real” camera as my everyday camera: M10-R with a 28 Cron on the camera and a 50 Lux in a pocket or bag. It’s all about finding what you enjoy having on you every day, I think. I just take the camera with me and enjoy using my favorite camera and lens setup.

word. thanks for getting me back on track within my finding process !! :)

Oh wow, what a gripping gear influencing video. We all needed another one of these.

The Olympus TG cameras became my new EDC. Water and shock proof, 21-105 fov equivalent. Fun in good light and fun flash photos

My favorite compact cameras of all time: Ricoh GR - great one handed control with APS-C sensor Fuji X70 - great Fuji manual controls and APS-C Fuji X30 - small sensor all in one 28-112 f2-2.8 with great handling

I sold my perfect EDC camera (Canon G5X MK1) Mainly because i'm an idiot with incurable GAS.

I have a silver Fuji X20. Fast variable aperture lens, fast AF, nice color and b/w simulations, not too big and looks cool. Take it everywhere when I'm not traveling or going on shooting assignments. Fun little beast that takws great pix!

I use my Fuji X100v for walk around a lot but lately I have an XS-10 with the XC 15-45 lens that is really nice. That lens is Fuji's cheapest but it is a sharp performer and small and lightweight.

The rant at the end was a great!

Loved the conclusion!! It matters!!

I recently got a Samsung NX1000 with the 20-50 kit lens. And I love it. Wide enough for streets and landscape as well as zoom with good aperture for close ups and portraits. The best thing it was cheap and almost no used.

I use Panasonic GX9 - small, portable, heavy enough to not feel like a toy, light enough to not be a burden. Stabilisation, acceptable evf, Image quality perfectly fine for me. With Panasonic Leica 15mm f1.7 lens it looks like baby Leica, cool af.

Totally agree with you. I’ve had some ‘great’ camera from Fuji to Leica, at the end I sold them all and now I have a tiny RX100m3. I myself enjoy & took way more photos with the rx100 than those cameras. I love using evf and want a very light camera. That made me purchase the rx100 not the GR. The pop-up evf is clear, bright, most importantly I can hide it IN the camera, not take it off and let it get scratched in my pocket/bag. Great video!

Loved this video!

Where did you find this two-color Coolpix A? I only know them in silver or black. I have one in silver, but this one looks extremly good.

how do you protect your Coolpix from getting dust inside?! drives me nuts

I really miss my Coolpix A. Sold it in 2017 to buy a X100 and they have held value quite well.

Ok for now I use rx100 and dxo one. If you are a casual shooter my advice take the best compact camera and spend time with it. But the moment you go semi pro or even pro go for a interchangeable camera.

i've been toying with m43 for the last couple of months. at first i bought gx80 and 25 1.4 as a place holder since i wanted a proper compact camera like coolpix a or gr, but after trying 15 1.7 i don't want to move on from m43. now i got myself a gm1, and it's almost perfect paired with 15 1.7. the only thing that i don't like about it is lack of auto iso in manual exposure, but i can work with that. also a very minor gripe: i would love to have another fn button to assign touch screen lock so my focus point is locked when shooting from the hip

For me, I agree, it's got to be about the enjoyment. You have to like using it, you have to like carrying it, and you have to like showing it off. Mine is an o-g Olympus E-M5 with a 17mm f/1.8. Do I have "better" cameras? I do. Do I enjoy them more? I do not.

I recently changed up my EDC (to X-E4 + Voigtländer 27mm f2) and my thought process almost completely aligned to this. In particular: I made this change based on having made mistakes you mention before! I'd add one more thing: think about what compromises you'd be okay with *in general* and dont' assume you'll like the same as others. Case in point: people rave about the leaf shutter of the X100 series, but I absolutely hate them (aside from their silence, which is cool). You can't shoot wide open at 1/4000th? And just in general: my max mechanical shutter speed changes depending on aperture? This made me kinda hate using that camera. It felt so inconsistent. A compromise I realised I totally was okay with was giving up AF. So I got the Voigtänder 27mm (my favorite focal length) with an relative bright f2 aperture that is non-negotiable indoors in Norwegian winters (we tend to keep things dimly lit for some reason). And this lens is even smaller than the Fuji 27! Absolutely loving this combo. Also I like the more kinda stubby proportions it, it's like a chubbier cuter X100V. Thanks for the video as always. Probably one of the very best camera advice videos on KZfaq I've ever seen!

A long time ago (film era) we had oodles of choice in different budgets for suitable EDC cameras. My personal favourites were Yashica T5 (I loved the built in WLF), the awesomely pocketable Minox folding 35mm cameras, moving up to a different size the Olympus 35RC (there were many other brands also producing the small rangefinders, which are also very cool) and once we get to SLR proportions an ME Super with a 40mm pancake. I still own the last 3, but stupidly I sold the first. Boy do I regret it. Then came the digital age and initially there was a plethora of choice of truly small cameras, all with zoom lenses. My wife and I used to fight over who got to carry our Sony WSC something with its 28 to 135mm zoom range. It even had a tiny OVF for when one could n't see the screen properly. It survived many years and was very reliable until it eventually succumbed to dust on the sensor, which being small showed up very clearly as a large ugly blob. With the decline of the camera market though, new options are very limited and when shooting digital I typically carry an X-T10 with TTartisans 27mm or 35mm lens attached. The X-Too cameras look so cool IMO, handle so well and in this configuration are still nice, light and compact. Nowadays I am devoting a lot more time to shooting film again, especially with smaller PAS or rangefinder bodies. I am enjoying having a lot of fun spending very little trying to find the ideal camera to replace that T5 I regretfully sold - there is no way I am splashing out on what they go for now, with their ageing electronics. Recent purchases I have liked being a Ricoh FF-9, Agfa Optima and Konica C35. All are very sweet and very cool in their own way. The last word in coolness though is really my grandfather's Voigtlander Vito IIa, made sometime in the 1950's when he purchased it and still working just fine with only one service carried out in 2012. Small enough to fit into a jeans pocket when folded, a super contrasty 50mm f3.5 Color Skopar lens and a real conversation piece when people see me carrying it. Aah.... I wish someone would make a digital folder

Love my Coolpix A, too.

My canon eos M, still using today, APSC + Compact lens = Versatile casual camera.

When im out with my Nikon Zfc I get all kinds of comments on how cool it is. Also, good luck getting a Ricoh gr anything. The lack of availability blows me away.

I dived into photography start of last year and straight away bought myself a few cameras a Nikon p610 for a bridge, a canon 1300d for a DSLR and an Olympus tg-6 for a point and shoot ,(which I actually owned for 3 years or so) after learning a lot, watching a lot of videos and shooting a lot I own different cameras all together now and sold the others. My DSLR is a canon 1D which on first glance looks like a downgrade from the 1300d but photographers will know that it's a massive upgrade in disguise. For my bridge cameras I use a Sony rx10 mark 3 and a Lumix fz1000, I wanted these because of the Zeiss lens and the Leica lens but also because I got really good deals on them and they are the cameras that can keep up with today's 'standards' my point and shoot is a Nikon p7100 now which again looks like a downgrade from the tg-6 but it's so much better. So many people blab on to me about pixel density and all these modern features but photography for me is about capturing moments and has become a lot more private. As an amateur capturing a photo on the canon 1D is a huge experience, finding that every tiny thing is manual and fiddling around until you have a picture that has good exposure and no noise is a huge learning experience, there's no hand holding, I'm finding it's the best way to learn the bare bones of photography. So as for the every day carry, the Nikon Coolpix p7100 is just a really gorgeous camera that's on the cheaper end of the market ATM, it's probably half the price of the Coolpix a dx, it's not as compact though and the aesthetic is a lot different, but still pleasing. To me my favourite of all my cameras is the p7100, I love everything from the look that the ccd sensor seems to give images, it's 10mp so plenty of resolution really, it's slowed me down with my photography also being old tech it can be a bit slow at times which means I really think about what I'm about to photography rather than just blatantly shooting any and everything. The images it produces are extremely beautiful and I keep 99% of those images private and stored on my computer. I also love sending the pictures off to be printed on quality film paper and storing them in an album also. There's something different about using a camera over the phone from the obvious points like image quality, I don't care how many mp someone's phone is my 10mp p7100 will always do it better in my eyes just because of sensor size alone. But yeah, aesthetics are very important, it's about leading an analogue life. We seem to use our phones for everything these days, but you don't sh!t where you eat..

Would LOVE to see a video on the nikon Coolpix A

If could put on my pants front pocket, it's a camera to use. In my case Ricoh GR3, Lumix GF2 14mm, Nikon1 j1/j5 10-30. In film Canon Prima 8.

Point 5…💯 and AMEN!

Great video.

My favorite every day carry may not make sense but I love it anyways, Canon 1D Mkii + 35 1.4 mki I don’t mind the bulk, the shutter noise is beautiful, and the build is insane

The Nikon 1 series of cameras are underrated. Yeah it’s discontinued but for me the amount of power from this little cx sensor is pretty amazing. Throw the 18mm lens or even the kit 10-30 or 30-110mm and you have some insane reach due to the crop factor. I currently have a v1 and even the video out it is pretty darn good.

What about the compact form of many Olympus and Panasonic bodies ?

I have had a Ricoh GR3 for ages and since picking up a Canon G7x mark2, the Ricoh hasn't left the house, it's a shame because it's a great camera, but having the zoom option makes all the difference for me

My dream is a pocketable manual focus camera with a 28mm pancake lens and a focus tab. I know the Q line exists but I’d be fine with a 28mm f2.8 or f4 to reduce the size.

My compact everyday camera is the Nikon D700 with a 50mm 1.8G. 😂 it just depends what you consider portable, and honestly it is not that heavy!

My goto compact camera is my Nikon 1 J5 good travel camera and my everyday all rounder is a Kodak PixPro WPZ2 waterproof camera, ideal on the boat or in the rain

Damn. This was a good video.

Brilliant!

Pulling out a Bronica SLR is a power move.

Dee Rosa, can you make video where you will compare some compact camera (point and shoot camera) vs flagship smartphone ? Does smartphones take better quality picture than compact camera... Thx

Nikon Z7 and 50mm Elcan is portable enough for me (for most situations) Letting it hang on a strap is also the most immediate way to have it ready for capturing. Skin/tape over the logo is the fastest way to up the aesthetic too IMO

Just love Nikon1 j5

I had this camera. Loved it. But... i like 35mm so X100 original is what i kept but i always wondered why Nikon never put out a mark ii of this camera

Yeah!

I also had the small Nikon A 1000 (I think that was the name), but the image quality is poor at the long end. AF is slow. I liked the Sony RX100 series the best and it was also the smallest. Hopefully Sony will bring an update with the RX100 Mark 8, it would be a no-brainer purchase for me.

Well-said!

Nikon J5, with a 10 mm 2.8 which is a 27 mm equivalent and 18 mm 1.8 lens. Much nicer to have an interchangeable lens camera than a fixed lens camera. Never liked that concept. However, the Nikon A camera was a really really good camera with a larger sensor than the Nikon one series.. For casual shooting I love the Nikon 1 series. Great for taking on holiday shoots as well. Nice and small fits into a fanny pack with three lenses.Regards Gerry

Point 5 is super important, I couldn't imagine taking out a Sony A7C that is small but is designed for 50 year olds or such a clunky Canon camera that looks like it got stuck in 2007 in a casual setting. In the end nobody outside of DSLR forums will see a difference in the sharpness or 1 stop more background blur in the photos you take, I'd argue most people even prefer a whacky vignette or dreamy softness when they casually take photos. I wish Fujifilm would do a 27f2 because I prefer that for everyday over 23 and 35, and possibly they could sacrifice some image quality for an even smaller bodybelow 40mm

Love my GRII

My fav KZfaqr 😍😍😍🤍❤️❤️

Still miss my Olympus Mju ii, that was stolen in my home many years ago.

I use a Fujifilm X10 and that ro ks my boat. Eyeing on CoolPix A.

Sony 35 F2.8 ZA 12:46 making a really nice images.

Love a nice looking camera but I kinda just want something stealthy and not trying to be a theft target when traveling. Fuji x100v is a nice experience but still too big for me and I prefer 45-70mm. A rx100vii or a ricoh might do. I wish fuji would make a new XQ2. As I’m not finding what I’m looking for I‘m afraid to say shooting raw on a pro smartphone and maybe some uprez might just be the best setup for me… but i’d trade that for a great compact camera.

@9:10 Oh no, we do! We also care about which lenses have recessed front elements too

I'm using a xt 30 with a 23 f/2 as EDC.

If I want compact I'll use my phone. If I want a SERIOUS portable camera, (which is all the time), I use my loyal companion, a Canon VT Deluxe with a 21mm f4 Voightlander Color Skopar LTM loaded with Ilford FP4.(yellow filter).I carry it in my Domke F803 Ruggedwear camera bag with a 50mm Canon f1.8 LTM lens in case I see something that calls for a standard fast lens. For me it is the perfect set up.📷👍

I think that might be my old Coolpix A... sold on ebay for $285 in 2021 when I got my X100V. As always I regret selling it :( . It's biggest flaw was the AF... speed not great, and missed focus often.

Current everyday is a Nikon Z30….Light, fits in a bag, cheap so I don’t sweat carrying it around, feels great in hand, stellar images, what’s not to like? No viewfinder, I don’t care, it’s a point and shoot :-)

For me, I really love having an EVF - except when I am using my iPhone 😂

我拿了一些相机出国 可最后我用的最多的还是手机

Biggest takeaway guys, pick a camera that goes with your workflow not against it.

Lil update, the bookstore Half Price Books that's featured is located in San Antonio TX BUT that specific location, on Broadway, has just recently been been the victim of gentrification and was forced to close down because of developers

the very best daily carry camera is your quality mobile phone. Mine is a Huawei P60 Art, My next one will be the Huawei Pura 70 Mate

If you elect to purchase a camera with an EVF consider whether it has a diopter.

If my xe4 had ibis, I'd foul myself. 😅

The best everyday camera is the one you already have in your pocket everyday, your smartphone.

Not only do I need a viewfinder, but I'm even annoyed by the fake viewfinder in mirrorless cameras. I'm just too used to SLRs.

I liked your video. Very passionate. Well thought out. And yes some cameras are jewelry such as a M6, Leica Q3 etc. And absolutely yes the 35 mm Sony T Zeiss f2.8 is an unbelievable jewel. I love it so much I bought one for my best friend. Right now I’m using my R6 mk 2 with canon 28mm f2.8 pancake. As you said a small high quality lens can turn a small full frame mirrorless camera into a daily carry. Loved your video and yes when I feel like being naughty I’ll pull out the HASSY X2D with the 45mm or on Veterans and Memorial Days I’ll use my Father’s 1951 Nikon S. Nothing wrong with that. We all just love cameras. Thanks.

choose your weapon

Is it me or did he add a lot of sharpness to the sample photos 🤔

ovfs are great . evf not so much.

So, the most important thing in photography is vanity, ego and how you want to pe perceived by others!

Sony rx100. The best ever

my x100vi is now an imaginary unicorn 😭😭

The best small camera has not been made although the Leica Dlux 8 comes close. Why? People need to jump ship to the next great item. That’s making money.

This youtubers making all point and shoot old camera expensive

Please, the cameras are not readily available ANYWHERE anymore. I have contacted all the cameras stores in my area, even B&H and no one has any Ricoh or Fulifilm ……. I feel that sometimes KZfaqrs are putting out videos of things that they know doesn’t exist. Even the Canon powershots G7 are discontinued and not available anywhere else. And the waiting lists for this cameras are just getting bigger and longer than ever before. And this has being the case for at least 4 years now……. I feel like if KZfaqrs are making videos of things they know doesn’t exist any longer in the market just for the sake of clicks, views and monetization. Whomever uploads videos reviews of these cameras is like listening to a PhD dissertation of something that doesn’t exist. Pardon me if I come across frustrated , but I am. I wanted a Ricoh GR III X and I would have to buy the Sony RX 100 VII because that’s the only one available in one of the stores in my area. Forgive me for my harshness, my intent is not to disrespect you or your hard work. 😓

The biggest problems about integrated lens ultra-compact EDCs are: - dust will get in regardless - lens af torque is often highly compromised - fragility of the build quality - limitation of the lens (zoom): fragile, easily decentered, horrendous resolution falloff on the edges and corners. - limitation of the lens (prime): slow torque (often!), aperture speed, crazy vignetting. I've owned the A75, A640, G7, G9, G10, F200EXR, F80EXR, X10, FX33, LX3, GR1, the A, 2 x rx100, 6 x rx100ii, 1 x rx100ii, 1 x rx100vi, 1 x rx100v, the X100s, X100F, LX100, Q and the LX10 and have honestly given up on the integrated lens EDC. Instead, I commited to a full X-T3 kit with a set of medium-small zoom and prime lenses that gets me super excited to use them. And looking forward, I'm looking to owning an E-P7 with the leica 15, 25 and zuiko 45. :)

Bottom line get a phone with good camera 🤔🤭🤫☺️

The perfect camera doesn’t exist.

the part at the end was too self centered

overly processed photos

LMAO at that spiel at the end, no it doesn't matter what the camera looks like at all. Its a tool ffs. No one walks around saying hey cool hammer bro....Maybe to trendy tick tok children it matters but not to adults, I like fashion as much as the next guy for sure but a camera is not a fashion accessory, if you think its a fashion accessory you are part of the problem lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least there are gonna be very barely used mint condition cameras on the used market in a few years due to people like this thinking its just trendy and having to one up other people. Photography isnt a pissing contest...bleh..Im out LMAO

Why would I want to “make more photos every day”? Seriously am I supposed to take my camera to the bathroom? And why would I buy a dedicated camera that has a sensor 10% bigger than my phone? I seriously can’t get past the basic premise of this video.

Please do yourself a favor and don’t say “whenever” when you should be saying “when”. It will help you credibility a ton, here and in life.

I’m still carrying my Panasonic Lumix LX7. I understand every aspect of the camera and it still takes excellent pictures.