T3 India – August 2019

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snaps.

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thoughgood, trailsbehindthe

X-T3 0.Blandbody stylingneeds

amakeoverandmorecontrols.

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mattersasmuchasshooting

stills,the a6400makes sense.

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body andlenscompactnessof

theE-M10IIIisveryappealing,

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dimensionscompromisesome

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limited. Kitlensisslowtozoom.

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THE OVERALL

WINNER IS...

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0 1 X-T 30 BUNDLED

LENS

TheX-T30isavailable inakit

witha FujinonXC15-45mm

f/3.5-5.6OISPZlensforjusta

fewmorethanitsbody-only

price.It’s aslightinyourpocket

asitisonthecamera,butthisis

a result ofthemostly plastic

constructionthatfeels atodds

withthepremiumX-T30.

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18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 WR LM R

OIS.Yougetweathersealing,

excellentautofocusing,

andclass-leading image

stabilisation.

03 OM-DE-M1 0 III

BUNDLEDLENS

TheE-M1 0 III’skitlensaddsto

itsbody-onlyprice,andforthat

youdon’tgetmuchlens,butina

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TRAVELLENS

Olympusmakesa 12-200mm

superzoomlens,butit’s big,

priceyandopticalqualityis

lacking.PanasonicMicroFour

Thirdslensesarecompatible

withOlympuscameras,soa

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Panasonic14-140mm f/3.5-5.6

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05 A 6400 BUNDLED

LENS

Ontopofthea6400’s body-

only price, it can be bundled

withabasic 16 - 50 mmlens.

However,a moreversatile travel

lensisSony’s 18-135mm

F 3 .5-5.6OSS.

06 A 6400 TRAVELLENS

Sonyoffers18-200mmoptions

withevenmorezoom,andthey’ll

setyoubackbigbucks.Instead

youcouldlookattheultimate

Sony-compatible travellens:the

Sigma18-300mmf/3.5-6.3DC

MacroOSHSM|C.Notonly

doesithavea hugezoom,but

imagequalityisgreat.It’s quite

the bargain, really.

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managestostayaheadofthe

gamebynailingthebasics.Stills

andvideoqualityaresecondto

none,andthecamerararely

missesitsmarkthanksto

incrediblyaccurateautofocus

andexposuremetering. Factor

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bodyandyou’vegotone

fabulouscamerafortravel.

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image stabilisationstings when

thecheaperOlympusincludes

this,butit’s a non-issueifyou

useanoptically stabilisedlens.

7+( /$ 6 7 : 25 '

Aprofessionalgrade camera

withpocketableproportions,

andallat arelatively accessible

price.

SonyAlpha a6400

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OlympusOM-DE-M10III

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