Canon EOS 100D - The ultimate travel SLR?
Discussion
Ok, I know no-one can buy one for a couple of weeks but I reckon this could be the perfect camera to tempt me away from my trusty Lumix GF-1. I do a lot of travelling with my job and always like to have a camera with me, hence the moment the micro-four thirds cameras came out I went out and bought a GF-1 which I still love to this day.
However, I always wonder just how much better my photos could be with a proper dSLR but the weight and size has always put me off. I've borrowed my dad's 7D on occasion which is lovely to use but along with a couple of lenses would pretty much use up my allowed carry on!
No point to this thread really other than to express my excitement at the prospect of the 100D and to see what people's thoughts might be. Anyone else tempted?
However, I always wonder just how much better my photos could be with a proper dSLR but the weight and size has always put me off. I've borrowed my dad's 7D on occasion which is lovely to use but along with a couple of lenses would pretty much use up my allowed carry on!
No point to this thread really other than to express my excitement at the prospect of the 100D and to see what people's thoughts might be. Anyone else tempted?
Moose. said:
No point to this thread
Best type of thread then! 
Personally, I prefer to have a small pancake lens (45mm f/2.8) on my dSLR than take my compact. Much better control, quicker to use - even when focussing - and better latitude of results. Just limited by focal length and walking nearer or further from subject!
I'm not sure it makes particular sense as an only camera - m4/3 brings with it smaller lenses as well as a small body and I don't think there will be a significant difference in quality.
Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
My girlfriend has a really good eye for a photo and is taking more photos for her work. I keep trying to get her into a dSLR but she is concerned they're too bulky, I reckon a 100D will be the ideal solution, she can use my bag of lenses and keep a lightweight outfit with her. If necessary she can use my flashes, filters etc which will make it even more versatile.
Mr Will said:
I'm not sure it makes particular sense as an only camera - m4/3 brings with it smaller lenses as well as a small body and I don't think there will be a significant difference in quality.
Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
But it has an APS-C sensor, why would it be worse than any of the other similarly equipped Canon cameras ?Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
IIRC the four thirds cameras have a smaller sensor, so will be a compromise.
I'm very interested in the 100D.
I have a 7D and after several years of hiding credit card statements from my wife I have all the lenses I want (9 at last count) - but as the OP rightly points out carrying a 7D everywhere is only for the dedicated. I generally travel with my S100 (excellent given the limitiations of a small sensor) and my old 400d with my 10-22 and a couple of primes - but the lack of video, liveview and limited high ISO performance of the 400d is starting to show its age.
I'd really like to travel with just take one camera and I was really hoping the EOS-M would so everything I wanted - but am dissapointed by the reports of slow AF.
The 100d may be the answer - although I think that the 40/2.8 pancake may be frustratingly a little too long for a walkaround travel camera - the 22/2 STM that only works with the new EOS-M mount would be ideal for me. AIUI the physical constraints of the APS-C nount mean that 40mm is the widest pancake that can be made for an APC-C camera.
Rumours of a new mirrorless camera later this year addressing the shortcomings of the EOS-M abound - if this doesn't happen then I'll have a 100D.
I have a 7D and after several years of hiding credit card statements from my wife I have all the lenses I want (9 at last count) - but as the OP rightly points out carrying a 7D everywhere is only for the dedicated. I generally travel with my S100 (excellent given the limitiations of a small sensor) and my old 400d with my 10-22 and a couple of primes - but the lack of video, liveview and limited high ISO performance of the 400d is starting to show its age.
I'd really like to travel with just take one camera and I was really hoping the EOS-M would so everything I wanted - but am dissapointed by the reports of slow AF.
The 100d may be the answer - although I think that the 40/2.8 pancake may be frustratingly a little too long for a walkaround travel camera - the 22/2 STM that only works with the new EOS-M mount would be ideal for me. AIUI the physical constraints of the APS-C nount mean that 40mm is the widest pancake that can be made for an APC-C camera.
Rumours of a new mirrorless camera later this year addressing the shortcomings of the EOS-M abound - if this doesn't happen then I'll have a 100D.
Russ T Bolt said:
Mr Will said:
I'm not sure it makes particular sense as an only camera - m4/3 brings with it smaller lenses as well as a small body and I don't think there will be a significant difference in quality.
Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
But it has an APS-C sensor, why would it be worse than any of the other similarly equipped Canon cameras ?Where it really excels though is as a second camera. If you already have a decent selection of EF lenses and kit it becomes the perfect travel/family camera as you don't have to buy a whole new system.
IIRC the four thirds cameras have a smaller sensor, so will be a compromise.
If you do want the smaller size then a m4/3 system will be significantly smaller and lighter than a 100D system and (bar the increased DoF) I don't think there will be a noticeable difference in image quality.
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