4 Luxury Compact Fixed Lens Cameras You Can Afford

February 21, 2015 Jordan Michael Lockhart

Luxury cameras are a very niche product, accounting for only about 1% of all digital cameras on the market today. Factor into that 1% those with a fixed lens, and you have an extremely unique set of cameras typically only enjoyed by the best of the best. Small, simple, beautiful, and often expensive, here are 4 luxury compact fixed lens cameras you can actually afford. By owning any one of these you will surely standout among your photographic community, and positively blend in with the crowd on the street.

What is a Luxury Compact Fixed Lens Camera?

Luxury Compact Camera

A luxury compact camera is a compact camera that is luxurious in its image quality and/or sensor size. Typical prices for luxury compact cameras are $800 to $3000.

Fixed Lens Camera

A fixed lens camera a camera with a lens that is neither interchangeable nor zoom capable. A single lens with a single focal length.

Why a Luxury Compact Fixed Lens Camera?

If you've come to the conclusion that these cameras are kind of a one-trick-pony, well you're right. In the field of architecture it is often said that:

"Architects know everything about one thing, and engineers know a little bit about everything."

Luxury fixed lens compact cameras are the architects, not the engineers. They are not focally versatile, not really expandable, but also make make no claim to be. They aim to serve one purpose and serve it well, to be a high quality dedicated fixed lens camera. For most photographers, one of these cameras is so far down the list of 'things I need to buy' that you may never get to it.

That being said here's 4 luxury compact fixed lens cameras you can afford! Videos at bottom of post.