Need a grab and go camera

[Sean]

Fuji x100vi might be the best cam I've ever owned, over your budget but as gbroadbridge says, older models are still solid. Something about the x-trans sensor in particular situations really agrees with me compared to other options.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

I use a Sony RX100-4. Built-in pop-up eye-level viewfinder when the sun washes out the LED display. Zoom lens. Pop-up flash. Pocketable. Great 4K movies. Pricey.
Sample.

 

[multivoiced]

Do any of you guys enjoy working with lens filters, but simply do without them when using cameras like these that cannot accept a filter?

I have a similar need as the OP's and was ready to order a PowerShot V1. But then I learned lens filters are not accepted and considered whether I'd be okay with that.

 

[RezaLoghme]

I want something small that can live in the daypack I take with me everywhere that can shoot raw. My iPhone 11 is just not cutting it.

I can search cameras on the net but do not live anywhere near a place that I can try them. Anyone have an every day carry camera they really like, or have suggestions?

I once had a Leica X1 and while it has it quirks the snaps came out tag sharp.

 

[MTGseattle]

The pain in the behind part of these choices to me is sorting out all of the features from model to model; some additions, some removals and which of those is most important.

I had a guy at a local shop tell me that a Fuji x100f wouldn't be able to get the same images as my Eos 6d mkII. I didn't hang out to argue the point that the x100 would let me get a lot of "missed" shots and that was the point, and I wasn't trying to get apples to apples out of a compact camera.
That being said, the used X100f copies I have seen all looked like they'd been dropped down flights of stairs and were still $700 or more.

 

[MTGseattle]

I had the chance to handle a couple of "grab-and-go" cameras I had been curious about today; a used Sony a6000 and a used Canon g1x mkiii.
The spec sheet of the Canon is pretty good. it has weather sealing, a built-in flash a built-in ND filter and all the other typical stuff but the thing is tiny. I'm not sure it would work for me in practice. The Sony is only a fraction bigger (wider overall body I think) and I need to get on one of the sites that has a complete a6k comparison table to sort out the info.

I have no idea what to choose. The Canon is fairly old (release date) and there are rumors of a mkiv but who knows. I don't think any sony a6k model has been weather sealed.

 

[xkaes]

I think of a GRAB & GO camera as something you don't mind losing or damaging (by mistake, of course), or having stolen, etc. For me it's the Minolta Hi-matic G2 and GF -- or for digital the Nikon EZPIX 5600.

 

[Pieter12]

Grab and go for me is the camera closest to me, in a shoulder bag and loaded with film or a charged battery in the case of digital. Mostly I don't grab and go, rather take with intention.

 

[Paul Howell]

Here is a link to an old DP review of the Canon with it's Sony counterparts.

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-powershot-g1-x-mark-iii-review

 

[MTGseattle]

OK. I'll drop grab and go in favor of "companion" camera. Something much more compact than my DSLR to accompany film outings. I would like to keep it something made in the last 5-6 years.

 

[Paul Howell]

Not a traditional compact camera, Pentax WG 1000, weather sealed, 16 MP on a small sensor, still in production under $300.

WG-1000 - Ricoh

Despite its compact, lightweight body, the WG-1000 features outstanding waterproof and shock-resistant performance. It can be used in a wide range of scenes and activities for casual outdoor and underwater photography.

us.ricoh-imaging.com

 

[Pieter12]

OK. I'll drop grab and go in favor of "companion" camera. Something much more compact than my DSLR to accompany film outings. I would like to keep it something made in the last 5-6 years.

Are you looking to take a system camera or a P&S? I like the Fuji x100 for P&S, the XPro2 for a system camera.