Should I upgrade or stick with my trusty Lumix L10?

[gylo]

I always enjoyed photography but admit to dipping in and out a bit, I used a Minolta X-700 in the late 90’s for a few years and enjoyed using it, but found the processing aspect a drag, so left it alone for a while.

I Bought a Nikon Coolpix 900 when digitals first came out and nearly wore it out!

Fell in love with Panasonic Lumix after having a great Lumix FX8. A couple of years ago I wanted to go DSLR and found a bargain brand new Lumix L10 with Leica lens for £400, loved the size and feel, happy with the shots but have little to compare it two other than the above.

I now want a camera that shoots quality in low light (or buy another faster lens for the L10?); and love the idea of street photography (get a smaller second P&S camera?); I’m realist about the time I can spend on the hobby, particularly with three kids the ability to take a small but quality camera along on outings is a really must. Cost isn’t as much as an issue as it was in the past but I don’t want to spend money on 4/3 lens if I need to step up!

Do I…..
buy a Canon S90 as my P&S and buy myself some more time / keep on thinking about a new DLSR?
Consider buying an APS sensor size camera - Nikon/canon as my main format and expanding the lenses, might be better value?
or buy a Lumix GF1 or G2, get some new micro 4/3 lenses and trade in the L10 – use one system camera to deal with all my needs (is it small enough/is it good enough)?

I seem to be at an impasse!

[moyaze]

I guess it depends on how much you really want to spend. I have had a number of cheap to expensive compacts of over the last ten years and have to say my DSLR (only a Nikon D60) is way superior then any camera I have had. It also depends on what you want do with it as well. I guess why the differences between the lenses you require for your current camera to that of buying a DSLR.

BTW this is my first post on this forum as I have only signed up today so I hope what ever I have said helps .

Mo

[egwardo]

Hello, think the title says alot, you obviously like your lumix and i think if you are happpy with what you know and you personally havent had any problems the quality they may be a good i dea to stray too far from what you know.

I personally have a nikon d90 but ocassionally use a canon G9 at work which seems similar to the GF1 and this is a capable camera that is nicely compact and i think for street photography may offer you a incospicuos camera for this type of photography (people are often intimidated by DSLRs) which you can also pop in your pocket and go.

however love my D90 and gives me so much more control, but a DSLR like this is a comitment you need a seperate bag for it and have to spend the time with and consider were to put it on day trips etc.

so i suspect the GF1 would be good for you unless you were looking to spend more time photographing a range of mediums.

hope this helps.

Regards

[skyy38]

Check in with Nikon again and see what they've been up to recently, like the Coolpix P100.

http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/ ... -P100.html

Won't bust the bank either!

[somneim]

I dunno man I used to shoot with lumix FZ7 but when I saw canon cameras from that class I just decide to sell my fz7 and buy S5 powershot, yes it was more expensive but way too better and faster then fz7. I noticed even lumix fz50 or something like that a better class in Lumix is making lots of noise on blue colours such as, sea, lakes and some shadows even with low ISO. At least they have good focus and color representations.