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Feb 27, 2017
These days, its hard to go wrong with just about any camera system. As someone above mentions, the lenses that are available ultimately outweigh the camera itself because you will end up spending far more on lenses than the camera body, just like an audio system where you end up spending more on media (CDs, records, etc.) than on the equipment.
I am partial to the micro four thirds (MFT) system for several reasons. First of all, you have two major manufacturers, Olympus and Panasonic, that have committed to the system. Second, as one of the early mirrorless systems, there is a huge variety of lenses available. Third, the lens prices are much more reasonable compared to Sony, Zeiss, etc.
I think one of the most exciting developments in digital cameras has been in-body image stabilization (IBIS), which Olympus invented and started manufacturing in the EM5 many years ago. IBIS allows you to take legacy glass (e.g., older glass lenses designed for film), mount them with an adapter on your camera, and have the camera compensate for camera shake. Most other camera system use in-lens stabilization, where the IS is built-in to the lens, so only newer lenses have it. IBIS has so revolutionized the industry that Sony, Panasonic, and others have now adopted it in some of their cameras. When Sony starts copying something last year in their high-end cameras that Olympus had in a camera over 5 years ago, you can draw your own conclusions ...
For your budget, I would suggest the Olympus EM10 II, with 5 axis IBIS, at a lower price than you can get IBIS in a Sony camera. If you can increase your budget slightly, check out the Panasonic GX85.
I have heard many good things about Fuji and certainly Sony, Nikon, and Canon all have excellent mirrorless offerings, so its hard to go wrong. But check out the MFT system and the prices of lenses in MFT vs comparable lenses in other systems. Here is the full MFT catalog: http://www.four-thirds.org/en/common/pdf/catalog2017_en.pdf
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