• As an alternative option I'd have a look at the Olympus OM-D E-M5/10 series. You should be able to get an original M5 or M10 second hand with a lens for about £300.
    I've got the original M5 and love it.

    Generally though, anything from Nikon, Canon, Olympus, Panasonic, Sony or Fuji should be more than enough for your needs.

  • I'd have a look at the Olympus OM-D E-M5/10 series.

    @maxmurmann considering the level of info you decide to come out with regarding what you actually want to do with the thing and what your budget is this is actually a great suggestion.
    If you like using your analog Olympus camera you can get one of those digital ones - and use the lenses you already have using an adapter.

    One of the entry-level Canon or Nikon DSLRs would be something different - they 're affordable, and usually come bundled with a stock (zoom) lens that's actually quite good.
    I think you have to wrap your head around that the fact that there's 1000 cameras these days that can give you "good pictures". It's mostly about a different a kind of shooting between iPhone, mirrorless, compact, DSLR etc.
    The way you pose the question suggests that you don't have any demanding / special sort of use in mind, so, frankly, quite "everything" will do as long as it's a somewhat modern and versatile piece of equipment.

  • Using 35mm lenses on M4/3 is only good if you want a front-heavy, long focal length option. Using old lenses on APS-C or FF makes sense, as the crop factor is tolerable. On M4/3 it’s only good if you want a long lens for portrait/spying.

  • Good point. Any modern camera that you enjoy using will give you good pictures. I've had loads of cameras and as long as they're good enough technically the ones thats given me the best shots are the cameras I most enjoyed using, even if some tech specs are lesser than on other cameras.

    The Fuji XE1 is the exemption though. It ticked all the boxes for me, liked the looks, the ergonomics and the images it could produce when everything worked, but I never got along with the auto focus so sold it on after a while. I missed too many good shots with it

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