Then RX100 it is!

Do you appreciate the retro look? If you do, Fujifilm XT20. Come with touchscreen, easier to do focus pulling. On the side note, bewary of the much expensive fujinon lenses.
If you dont, get Sony a6500. It is true some may claim that Sony lenses are not cheap also, but mostly are cheaper than fujinon equivalent. On top of that, Sony apsc camera has more support from third party manufacturer such as sigma and tamron. If you can survive without the touchscreen(which I think is super useful for focus pulling) and ibis, then go for Sonya6300, which is cheaper than can also do 4k. All the best with your selection.

1) What is that can be accomplished with a point and shoot that cannot be done with your iphone X?
2) In what way a point and shoot will enhance your photos compared to the phone?
3) Do you think a point and shoot will inspire you to shoot more compare to your iphone X that is always with you?
4) Do you do post processing with those photos taken with your iphone X ?

I advise you take time to think of those questions I posted above. Chances are, you will find that you might not need a point and shoot afterall, since it could be just a sudden G.A.S* attack.


p/s: Point and Shoot camera business segment are almost entire wiped out by smart phone for a good reason.

*G.A.S = Gear Acquiring Syndrome.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Apr 9 2018, 12:38 AM

I'd say get the 80d and save yourself some money for new lens or accessories. Get the mark2 if you do a lot of sport or birding.


Fuji XA3/Sony A6300/Canon EOSM50

I was gonna suggest Sony a6000....but taking a second look on your budget, I suggest you go for Sony a5100 and get yourself some macro extension tubes or Raynox DCR 250 macro closeup lens.

Who are you thanking?

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Apr 20 2018, 12:15 AM

Sony a5100 is very compact hence it is very portable. And the screen can flip all the way up so it is good for vlogging. If u want, u can check out the size of it at Great Wall camera shop at padungan street. If they dont have a5100 for display, u can look at the sony a6000/6300/6500. They are good references as regard the size. As for best price, you can try lazada. I got 99% of my photography gears from lazada with their coupons, which hardly comes by these days.

What do u mean by grey import? I think you meant local sellers and foreign sellers right? To answer your questions, yes, I bought from both. Why, I always buy from the cheapest source regardless the origin of the seller. Some how, for my case, the camera body, lenses, they are cheaper with local sellers. Of course, whenever I can go with a local seller, I will because of the benefit of the warranty. As for other accessories like flashes, light stand, diffuser, gels, backdrop from china seller because as u said, much cheaper. So far, EVERY ITEM i ordered came thro, no problems at all.

@genexil, I agree with sp6068, take a good look at the M50, I think it's better option than the 200d. However, if you have to really pick between the 2 options you've listed, I said go for 200d. Canon color science are much better than sony especially when it comes to skin tones. My opinion anyway.

my vote goes for eken.

RM 4000 is impossible for any full frame coupled with 24-70. Just to give you some perspective.

Canon 24-70 f2.8 is already at RM4166

Sigma 24-70 f2.8 is already at RM5640

Tamron 24-70f2.8 priced at rm 3850

All the above prices are taken from www.shashinki.com. I know there prices are a bit high, but they serves as good references. And those are just lenses, cheapest canon Full frame body Canon 6D II cost about RM6100. So, you're looking at at least RM10,000. Even if you go for used market, RM4000 is extremely hard with that kind of budget for fully functional and fungus haze free units. Having said that, I'd very very happy to be proven wrong thought. I strongly suggest you start with apsc camera first to see if photography is your cup of tea, if not, you can always sell it and suffer less burn with apsc system compared to full frame.

Iphone Xs

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 12 2018, 06:14 PM

Canon eos M50

Go for XT2 if you prefer not to edit a lot. If you don't mind more post processing, go A7ii. I would go XT2 personally for the famous fuji colors.

Between the 2 option, go for XT20 for faster AF.

M50

If you haven't got a camera yet, I would suggest you get the a6000 instead of d5500.


My suggestion: a6400 + Sigma trio (16mm, 30mm, 56mm) f1.4 lenses.


Nikon D5100 + 1855. Should be lower than RM1k.

Canon eos m50

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jan 25 2020, 02:18 PM

You are most welcome. Most important is that your daughter enjoy the samsung camera.

Get a eos M50 instead.

If someone you know just got his driving license asking you between a perodua and a BMW, which would you recommend him and why ? I guess that will pretty much answer your own question.



This post has been edited by Loseeker: Mar 30 2020, 05:26 PM

For less than RM3500, body only or with kit lens? If Body alone possible. If you are getting it with kit lens, RM3500 might not be possible. Is the front facing LCD important to you ? If it is, a6400 is good. But you can also look at Fujifilm XA7 and also the newly released XT200. Both with fully articulated touchscreen, good for vlogging. The XA7 might be more budget friendly for you. On top of that, fujifilm are famous for it's straight out of box pleasing colors, especially eterna film simulation which is designed for video.

If the flip out screen is NOT important to you, you can look at older model such as Sony a6500, Fujifilm XT2 (no touch screen), fujifilm XT20 which are more budget friendly now and they are still very capable. Or even canon eos M50. I think canon camera are usually very user friendly toward beginners.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: May 5 2020, 12:36 PM

For RM2000 or less, Sony a6000 (with the 16-50 kit) fit the bill. But, if you want to see substantial differences in term of quality from your smartphone photo or video, you need to spend more by getting at least a decent lens. If not, you rather use that money to top up your next smart phone purchase. Without a good lens, many has been disappointed from their camera purchase and end up not using it, collecting dust at home or sold at a huge lost. Don't repeat their mistake.

If you really want compact, then Sony RX100 series. If you are willing to reconsider interchangeable lens system, I would suggest Sony a6300+ Samyang 12mm or Fuji XT20 + Samyang 12mm. The reasons being that they give you room to grow. You never know in the future that you might want to venture further into photography and both the 6300 and XT20 give you the room for that. They both give you 4k video and + lens should be under RM3K used.

Both a6400 and m6ii can fullfill your need. Just that, Canon has better color for skin tone, which requires less editing. I would suggest you to take a look at eos M50 for the cheap, and save your money from 6400 or m6ii for better lens.



If you want camera with RM2k budget that has flip screen, the only one I can think of is Canon eos m50. For bokeh, you need to have lens with big aperture. For that, I would recommend the Sigma 16mm f1.4, but that is additional cost around rm1700. As regard lighting, you can take a look at this youtube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXe3rEWrDVg

If your budget can flex a bit more, I would recommend you to take a look at a6100, a6400. But both of them are above 3k

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jun 26 2020, 11:22 AM

It is interesting that you've made mention about the 200d. I happened to recommend that camera to a friend 2 days ago. Yes, it is an excellent camera. For starter, you can start with the kit lens first (18-55). Get yourself familiar with the focal length first and work your way up from there. If you need something wider, my recommendation is Tokina 11-16 f2.8.

Having said that, I'd still highly recommend you to look at EOS M50 (similar price point to the 200d). Because dslr (and 200d is a DSLR) in general is a dying breed. The future is mirrorless. If I"m not mistaken, the 1DX -Mark 3 should be the last dslr canon released. After that, the company will only make mirrorless camera.

Big aperture is not equal to wide lens. Big aperture lenses are those that comes with big F numbers, like F1.2, F1.4, F1.8 and F2....being smaller the number, bigger the aperture.

Wide angle lens are lenses that has focal length that is 16mm or less (for apsc sensor)

For your usage (vloggin and youtube content), I think the lens that best suit your need is the Sigma 16mm f1.4. It is wide enough and yet, give you the f1.4 big aperture to blur abit your background. Noticed that I said blur a bit is because generally, for wide angle lens, you can't get too much blur background. Blur background usually achieved using long focal length like 30mm above. But that focal length would be not suitable for vlogging.

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This post has been edited by Loseeker: Jun 26 2020, 07:05 PM

Is clement7621 your another account ?

For fast moving object and function well in low light, you might want to get a dslr. Canon M50 may not cut it....you can look to canon 6D mark 2 with your budget.

The image quality difference is very minimal. Usually you can only see the differences if you zoomed in at least 100%. I would advise you to get into something like Sony a6400 and save your money for good lenses. The reason to go for sony is that you have the upgrade path from APSC to Full frame in the future. If you go canon eos M6II the mount is totally different from the EOS R and RP mount. OTOH, if you have the money to go FF body + lens, then go straight into FF. Any FF of those you've listed above is more than capable for underwater photography provided u can get the housing.


If you want to get Sony, at least the a6400, the a6000 is really dated at this point. If you want to go for fujifilm, at least get a XT20/30 body. IF you really wanted the flip out screen, then the XT200 is fine. Just don't go for the XT100 no matter how cheap it is, unless you going to get it for free. The AF is really slow on the XT100.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 8 2020, 03:55 PM

Seriously, I think the gopro you already have suit you the best. If you really want to go mirrorless and warranty is your top concern, then go for a Sony camera. They are better than other brands such as nikon, canon, fuji, panasonic is simply because you can almost find a Sony service center in every big cities throughout Malaysia. As for other brand, their service centers are usually located in KL only.

If you want your camera gears to withstand wet environments, make sure you buy camera and lens with weather sealings.

This post has been edited by Loseeker: Oct 17 2020, 11:15 PM