Parking Lot #19 (Felix, the Cat). Boulder, Colorado, 2012
So, what were the best cameras of 2012? Did your new camera make any of the “best of” lists? Well, if you’d like to see, check out my results below, derived from a very small, unscientific, skewed, biased and random survey around the webosphere/blogosphere.
Keep in mind that I haven’t sorted by price or purpose. Instead, I placed the cameras in one of three categories: first the DSLRs, then compacts with interchangeable lenses (includes mirrorless), and finally compacts with fixed lenses/point-and-shoots. Prices will vary considerably between models–for example, you can find on this list a DSLR with kit lens that goes for less than $500 (Nikon D3100) and a compact “point-and-shoot” that will set you back $2800 (the full-frame, 24mp, fixed lens Sony Cyber-Shot RX1).
Ready? Here ya go…!
Adorama says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D800, Canon 6D, Nikon D600, Sony Alpha A99, Leica M Monochrom, Pentax K-5II
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Olympus OM-D E-M5, Fulifilm X-Pro1, Sony NEX-7, Canon EOS-M
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Nikon Coolpix S800c, Panasonic Lumix LX7
CNET says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D7000, Canon EOS Rebel T3i
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Sony Alpha NEX-6
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Sony Cyber-Shot RX-100, Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
digitalcameraHQ says…(link no longer active)
–DSLRs: Sony A37, Sony A57, Pentax K-5II, Nikon D600
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Sony NEX-5R
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Nikon S6300, Canon SX50, Sony Cyber-shot RX100
Digital Photography Review says… (check their site later today for final results from their reader poll)
–DSLRs: Canon EOS 650D, Canon Rebel T4i, Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Nikon D800/800e, Nikon D600, Pentax K-30, Sony Alpha SLT-A57, Sony Alpha A99
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Fujifilm X-Pro1, Olympus OM-D E-M5, Olympus PEN-Lite E-PL5, Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3,
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Olympus Stylus XZ-2 iHS, Sony Cyber-shot RX1, Sony Cyber-shot RX100
Ken Rockwell says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D3100, Nikon D5100, Nikon D3200, Nikon D7000,
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Canon A2400, Fuji X100, Canon S100, Canon PowerShot D10, Canon SD980 IS, Canon A800, Canon G1 X
The Luminous Landscape says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D800/800e, Nikon D600
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Olympus OM-D E-M5
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Sigma DP2 Merrill, Sony RX100 (and Sony RX1, but for 2013)
PC Tablet says…
–DSLRs: Canon EOS 60D, Nikon 5200
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Pentax Q, Olympus OM-D E-M5
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Panasonic Lumix TX30, Panasonic FZ200, Sony Cyber-shot RX100, Nikon Coolpix S800c
Pocket-lint says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D800, Canon 6D, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 650D, Pentax K-30
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Canon EOS M, Sony NEX-6, Fujifilm X-E1, Fujifilm X-Pro1, Olympus OM-D E-M5
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Panasonic Lumix TX30, Panasonic FZ200, Sony Cybershot RX100, Nikon Coolpix S800c
squidoo.com says…
–DSLRs: Nikon D800, Canon 6D, Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 650D, Pentax K-30
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Canon EOS M, Sony NEX-6, Fujifilm X-E1, Fujifilm X-Pro1, Olympus OM-D E-M5
–Compact/Point-and-shoots: Canon PowerShot S110, Canon SX50
The Online Photographer says this…
–DSLRs: Canon 5D Mark III, Nikon D800e, Sony Alpha A99, Pentax K-5 II/s
–Compact, interchangeable lens systems: Fujifilm X-Pro1, Fujifilm RX1, Leica M, Olympus OM-D E-M5
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