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[Dogbytes]

Good point... as long as you have an equally tiny lens to mount on it.

 

--Ron

My old Olympus E-P1 with the 17/2.8 (that's about equal to 35mm on FX) was pretty good. The little Panasonic GM5 is so small it's pretty much invisible! I still wouldn't mind one of those with a pancake lens...

 

Quick edit. I suppose, given where I am, another suggestion for street shooting subtlety might be a Nikon 1

It's really hard to use a DSLR on the street these days. Especially the larger bodies. And, the size of current lenses doesn't help either.

 

--Ron

 

I do feel a bit self conscious using my D610 for what little street photography that I do but, since I'm always carrying it, that is wearing off to a degree. I tend to use the 24/2.8D, which is a very compact lens, and shoot without raising it to my eye.

[Ron]

I, sadly, don't have any of the older (more compact) lenses. Most of my current lenses are newer and much bigger than the old lenses like your 24mm f/2.8. I have a 20mm f/1.8 that I've very fond of but it's huge, especially with it's tulip lens shade attached. My most compact current lenses are my FX 35mm f/1.8, my 50mm f/1.4 and my old 24-120D. And, the last one isn't really that compact, especially when racked out to 120mm (or with it's dog dish lens shade attached). 

 

If I were going to do any serious street photography with my DSLRs, I would probably go looking for an AIS 24 or 28mm f/2.8.

 

--Ron