When traveling, besides taking scenic and souvenir photos, you may also want to engage in some creative shooting, such as capturing the local customs and culture along the way. These cameras are equipped with 28mm wide-angle lenses, offering a field of view up to 74 degrees. Whether it’s landscape photography, candid shots, or group memorial photos, they can take advantage of their long depth of field to effectively showcase perspective and depth. Moreover, the mid-range focal length of these four cameras’ lenses ranges between 70-90mm, allowing for naturally rendered half-length portrait shots.
Among the four cameras, the Pentax offers the widest range of focal lengths but also comes with the highest price tag. In terms of size and weight, aside from the Pentax, the other three are roughly similar. Their auto-exposure range and shutter speed are also generally on par. Each of these four cameras has its own strengths: the Minolta can shoot from the shortest distance, as close as 0.4 meters across the entire range; the Olympus camera also features waterproof functionality; and the Canon camera has automatic exposure compensation for backlit situations. Based on their initial release dates, the updated Pentax 928MD was the latest to hit the market, which is one of the reasons for its relatively higher price.