P&s / 3/4 Mirrorless Suggestions

[barraspalding]

Looking for suggestions/opinions on good quality point and shoot or 3/4 mirrorless camera.

Need a smaller alternative to the DSLR (not that a D40x is big) for the mrs to use whilst we are overseas at the end of the year. I think I'll still take my camera but want her to be able to snap some images when she pleases but get some good images also.

Fuji X100 is an option altough at the higher end of what I would want to pay for something like that. Pretty good reviews on DPreview and Ken Rockwell.

Olympus E-P3 Pen looks okay.

Dont suggest Leica. My holiday will probably cost less than a fkn Leica

I have (well its borrowed and in London currently) a Lumix something... good point and shoot I bought 4 or so years back. Hoping for something a step up from that for custom control on my behalf, and full auto for the boss (but get good results still).

Edited June 15, 2012 by barraspalding

[Jay019]

Canon G12 / G1X? lens isnt interchangable, but you have full manual control, it shoots in RAW and has inbuilt ND filter.

[Pezhead]

Did you mean Micro 4/3?

I use a Panasonic GH2. Probably the best kit in it's price range for shooting HD video. It also does a really good job on photos too.

They also have lower end G3 - Panasonic and Leica are partners.

Also the hardest downside on 4/3 right not is the lack of fast oem lenses. I have an adapter that will allow the use of older style Canon FD lens for cheap alternative.