One option which I have somewhat adopted is to stop using “big glass.” E.g., on our recent trip, I did not take the 70-200 or the 15-30 zooms. Instead I took an A-20mm, 28-70/2.8, and 100 macro. And an A-200mm. I did take extenders (1.4 and 1.7) for the 100mm and 200mm in case I needed longer, but virtually never used them. I may have used the 200mm only once.
Part of my reasoning is that the K-1 sensor is so good that a cropped 70mm or 100mm shot will be quite good, and maybe better than if I had taken the same scene with a longer lens held shakily in my arthritic hands. Using a tripod would solve many such issues, but that would mean carrying and using a tripod. I can’t imagine trying to hold steady a camera which zooms to 600mm! 300mm is my absolute limit for hand-held. Meg has a Leica D-Lux, about 6 years old. It stopped working on our recent trip , I have sent it for repair. She is indifferent, has become quite comfortable with her phone’s camera. If the Leica is repairable, I have my eye on that as my backup/alternative to the K-1. My “pocket” camera is the GRiii which I quite like, but it is fixed 28mm equivalent and the Leica has a limited zoom. (28-90 or something like that.) Stan > On Mar 11, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com> wrote: > > I never thought I’d say it, but at 74, I’m worn out. I don’t know how much > longer I can keep carrying big glass and a full frame camera on a walk > through the woods. Yes, my k-3 is lighter, but it’s still a lot of camera > with a lens that’s long enough to shoot wildlife. > > Here’s the camera I want: > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=sony%20rx10&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
