> -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C > > Goodness gracious. When do you ever find time to use all that stuff? >
I don't. B > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W > Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:49 PM > To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' > Subject: RE: Which camera brand would you choose, if you > started from scratch? > > > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Steve Cottrell > > > > On 19/10/13, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >All of your camera gear has been stolen, but the insurance > > company has > > >given you a check to replace it with the brand new > > equivalent, or good > > >quality used for fear that is no longer made. How would you > > spend your > > >money replacing your kit. > > > > Buy getting the same stuff again. > > > > When my Pentax stuff was stolen I tried to get all the same > stuff again, but it wasn't available. The insurance policy > was new-for-old, and I didn't like what Pentax had to offer > at that time, so I bought Contax / Zeiss, which was fabulous > film gear. It didn't translate well to digital, though, so I > later traded it in for a Leica M8 and a lens or two. > > My basic requirements in camera equipment haven't changed > much over the > years: > > robust, weather/dust-proof > good, large, bright viewfinder > high quality lenses > simplicity and ease-of-use > > Situations in which I use it: > > casual, flaneur-type of stuff (street photography, I suppose) > travel photography, including cycling and backpacking > > The focal length range I like is uncontroversial, although > it's nice to be able to go outside that from time to time. In > 35mm terms, this means a normal range of about 24mm to 100mm > covers just about everything, and I have a set of prime > lenses as well as zooms that cover that range. I also have a > 21mm prime and a 100-400mm (equivalent) zoom. > > So if I had to replace it all, I would buy a Leica M with > 21mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm & 90mm lenses. I already have all > these, but an M8 rather than an M. I would also replace my M3 > like-for-like if that were stolen. > > I like the Fuji X100, but I would probably replace it with a > Fuji X20 - and I am considering doing just that anyway. > > I really like the Olympus E series, for which I have 3 high > quality zooms covering 22-400mm equivalent. I have an E-3 > with battery grip which is superb, although rather heavy. > It's annoying that they've dropped that line. > There may be better things out there now, some of the > top-end-but-not-very-top full-frame Nikons are appealing, and > I would give a lot of thought to them. When I was replacing > my Pentax gear though I looked at the F3, and it was too much > of a monster. Having become used to lugging 3 LXes around, I > could barely even lift 3 F3s with the equivalent lenses and winders. > > B > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
