I have Sony a5100 and a6400. The 5100 is 5 years old, a bit cracked, but I still take it with me regularly since it combines decent compactness with interchange

I have Sony a5100 and a6400. The 5100 is 5 years old, a bit cracked, but I still take it with me regularly since it combines decent compactness with interchangeable optics. Though much older, it is similar in image quality to the 6400, which is bulkier but has amazing AF and more professional features overall. I’m especially fond of combining a5100 with compact old manual lenses like a weird 35/1.2 from a film projector, or a Minolta 50/1.7. That, or some compact telephoto like Sony’s excellent 18-135, shooting in Raw, and getting familiar with Lightroom or Darktable, and you have images impossible or very difficult to achieve with a best smartphone and endless creative possibilities of interchangeable optics. And it fits in most large pockets!