good light camera

[joanna7]

Hi there,
I need some advice .I own camera Canon 450d which I really like.
But as I unfortunatelly started to have some problems with my hands I am looking for very light camera for travel.
I saw recently camera Sony RX100 III and I am wander if anybody own that camera?
I know that it is compact camera and you cannot compare with dslr but it has lots of nice futures and good image quality /thats what I have read/
But I coud not find one thing ,how slow can be shutter speed ,could I get effect of milky water using that camera?
I add that I am really new in photography and still learn a lot of things.

 

[chris malcolm]

I can no longer hold the weight of my heavy camera without pain with the failing grip of my aging right hand. I've solved the problem by using the grip of an attached monopod as a handle. Gives me a nice big soft easily gripped handle to take the weight. To avoid orientation problems I attach the camera directly to the monopod without a head. As a bonus this more widely distributed grip on a more widely distributed weight gives the camera extra stability.

When using the camera a lot I'll take the weight off my hands and arms by tucking the foot of the monopod into my trouser belt, or even using it as intended, with its foot extended and on the ground.

The RX100 iii has a slowest shutter speed of 30 seconds, and if that's not long enough there's bulb. But note the short zoom compared to its predecessors.

 

[pingu666]

you typically need a filter to block enough light to considerably slow the shutter.

you could look into sigma dp, they light, quirky, and they cant match most dslrs, because they exceed them by a long way . Double the quality of a 450 or more.

 

[DuncanDisorderly]

The shutter speed for milky water varies depending on the scene.
For example, here's one taken recently at 1/10s.
That was hand-held using the Fuji X30, which is my small camera of choice.
The main problem with getting long exposures on pocketable cameras is figuring out how to mount ND filters as they can't be stopped down beyond f4 without impacting image quality (due to diffraction).
I've managed to hand-hold NDs in front of the lens with good results, but it is not ideal

In terms of DSLR comparison, the current range of enthusiast pocketable cameras are all pretty good - this wasn't true until recently.
Image quality from my X30 is plenty good enough for printing to A3. Focussing speed and general handling are pretty close to a DSLR.

However, the monopod recommendation suggested earlier may be your best bet....