The most deliate test

And unfortunately I'm still not that impressed. I had to be SO still with this, that it was always a bit soft and blurry unless I had it sitting on something. And when its cold, I don't want my hands out to press the on screen button. And when it's windy, I don't want it getting blown over or wobbling anyway. And the level of detail at its max is ok, sometimes pretty cool, but realistically not anything I actually need. It also took about 40 seconds to go from off to ready to take a picture, which is INSANELY terrible. Also the software you have to use with it is still a beta, but in its case that's terrible. And the company is feeling a bit shady, with their help and contact offline since they sold out stock around the new year, and no acknowledgement of when new ones can be expected or celebrating that they sold out, and their software being consistently unable to find any update.... notttttt worth the hassle for the price I paid!!! So it's going back.

And I'd like some recommendations for a smaller camera maybe around $500-$600 USD that I could get as a day camera instead of hauling my Nikon around all the time, because I've tried and I just end up not using it. I want to make this happen!

EXIF data

Brand

Light

Model

L16

Aperture

ƒ/15.2

Focal length

35mm

Shutter speed

1/274s

ISO

100

Jennifer

Published 5 years ago

Luke I went through the exact same situation with my Nikon. My game slipped big time because of a multitude of factors, but one of the biggest was not wanting to haul the nikon around.

My recommendation is switching to a mirrorless platform, which allows for a lot of flexibility and a *drastic* size difference. If you're looking for the ability to exchange lenses, the PEN EPL-9 could be a good lightweight option that is towards the top of your budget range. An even cheaper option is the OMD EM10 MkII, which is 549.00 on amazon right now.

Sony also has great options (a5100) here, but I have no experience with their platform.

As far as the Light camera goes, I hadn't heard anything about it, and wow, what a funky industrial design. I like the way it looks, but big :( that it's not performing so well.

5yrs