Pro camera or point and shoot?

jnantz said:

if it is portability you want, look into a pentax me super, a great camera small profile and pentax lenses are really nice and not as pricy as
other lenses .. full on automatic or manual or app/shutter priority slr you might not be able to complain about ( i don't complain about mine ! ).
they are rugged and worth the $$ you might spend on them ..
good luck ! and welcome to the trio
john

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Les Sarile said:

Pentax MX/ME Super is approximately the same size. The MX is fully manual while the ME Super has manual and aperture priority mode. Both are manual focus and manual advance/rewind unless you add a motor.

This shows just how small a Pentax MX/ME Super is with a 40mm pancake lens compared to a point and shoot and other cameras.

I don't have the Contax but it may be similar in size to my Nikon 35Ti

The Olympus Epic provides excellent results, is fully automatic and pocketable.

Yes I’m going to get this

The Nikon 35Ti and Pentax MX+pancake lens are jacket pocket size but are much heavier then the the Epic.

Pentax prime lenses will not be the reason you get unsharp pictures.

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TheRook said:

Get both - SLR camera and a point and shoot camera. But not the Contax T2... instead, an inexpensive point and shoot camera that costs next to nothing. You can always get a Contax later on if you decide you small, compact cameras with minimal controls is your thing.

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dylan77 said:

I decided on getting a Nikon f4 and an Olympus mjuii/style epic. Both have different uses, as some of you mentioned ti. Thanks for advice

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