--- Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, I meant that the harsh conditions would be
primarily jarring and shaking.
Another question that was posed in my original email
was how would you transport the equipment? I'll have
a
Camelbak, so no backpacks... I *could* add a cargo
rack to the
I have (ab)used my LX quite a lot, and it held well against everything I threw
at it (or vice versa g). The moisture and dust resistance is great.
I have had spilled beer and wine over it //usually at concerts, when
you photograph in the front row and rock fans start throwing beer at
the band,
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 18 Jul 2005 at 17:35, Jon M wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
A Pentax LX and a set of fast A series
equipment for harsh conditions?
The old S1 lenses are general very well built. If the 24-48mm is
anything like the
35-85mm you couldn't do much better.
Jon M wrote:
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens
On 19 Jul 2005 at 7:17, mike wilson wrote:
I would use the M series lenses. Smaller, lighter and without
uneccessary fripperies. 8-)
The fripperies are no less than a virtual necessity for use on digital bodies
so I'm all M'ed out these days. In any case most of my favoured lenses either
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/07/19 Tue AM 08:16:44 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
On 19 Jul 2005 at 7:17, mike wilson wrote:
I would use the M series lenses. Smaller, lighter and without
uneccessary fripperies
frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 7/18/05, Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens.
I have that same lens, and it's been to the shop several times for
aperture
On 19 Jul 2005 at 8:29, mike wilson wrote:
Is digital the best option for harsh conditions?
What else is there?
Rob Studdert
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- Original Message -
From: Rob Studdert
Subject: Re: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
On 19 Jul 2005 at 8:29, mike wilson wrote:
Is digital the best option for harsh conditions?
What else is there?
If you look hard enough, film is still available.
I realize it's
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/07/19 Tue PM 12:39:50 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
On 19 Jul 2005 at 8:29, mike wilson wrote:
Is digital the best option for harsh conditions?
What else is there?
Depends
On 19 Jul 2005 at 6:53, William Robb wrote:
If you look hard enough, film is still available.
I realize it's getting to be scarce, but it's still out there.
What, like Kodak 800 Max?
Just joshing of course, seriously though the price of film and processing is
pretty steep in my locale. It's
Oh, c'mon Rob ... speaking as a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the
digital landscape (my apologies to Edward Abbey), I'd not consider taking a
DSLR (certainly not as the only choice) into some of the places and on some
of the journeys I've been. But then the question was about harsh
I have a small bag that strapped on to the handlebars and sometimes carried
a camera in it. I padded the inside of the bag and fiddled a bit with the
attachments to make it a little more secure.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Jon M
Another question that was posed in my original email
was
On 19 Jul 2005 at 6:14, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Oh, c'mon Rob ... speaking as a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the
digital landscape (my apologies to Edward Abbey), I'd not consider taking a
DSLR
(certainly not as the only choice) into some of the places and on some of the
journeys
Lens features would perhaps be autofocus, transmission of MTF data and
other information, power zooms, image stabilization, and maybe a few other
such things (leather grip, a sound card, coffee maker adapter?)
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Rob Studdert
BTW, I read a lens review some time
The harsh conditions are the conditions of riding an on/off road
bicycle ... that's not particularly harsh, there's nothing any more
fragile about a DSLR that wouldn't also affect a film SLR in those
conditions. Both would survive just fine if packed properly for the
endeavor.
If I carry
Another question that was posed in my original email
was how would you transport the equipment? I'll have a
Camelbak, so no backpacks... I *could* add a cargo
rack to the bike, but I don't know how well that would
hold up, and I'm not too sure I'd even want the camera
fastened to the bike. Is
fra: mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Rob Studdert [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 19 Jul 2005 at 7:17, mike wilson wrote:
I would use the M series lenses. Smaller, lighter and without
uneccessary fripperies. 8-)
The fripperies are no less than a virtual necessity for use on
On 07/19 06:53, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Back when I rode bicycles a lot (early 1980s, before my hip gave
out), I used to carry a Nikon F2 with two lenses in the equivalent of
Sweet! We were in the same era I guess. I was racing as a junior with Mike
McCarthy and George Hincape back east.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Oh, c'mon Rob ... speaking as a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the
digital landscape (my apologies to Edward Abbey), I'd not consider taking a
DSLR (certainly not as the only choice) into some of the places and on some
of the journeys I've been. But then the
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2005/07/19 Tue PM 01:14:36 GMT
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
Oh, c'mon Rob ... speaking as a lone voice crying in the wilderness of the
digital landscape (my apologies to Edward Abbey), I'd
On Jul 19, 2005, at 6:56 AM, Eric Maquiling wrote:
On 07/19 06:53, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Back when I rode bicycles a lot (early 1980s, before my hip gave
out), I used to carry a Nikon F2 with two lenses in the equivalent of
Sweet! We were in the same era I guess. I was racing as a
On Jul 19, 2005, at 7:42 AM, Tom Reese wrote:
My circumstances are a little different because I travel by
motorcycle instead of bicycle but there are some similarities. My
biggest concern is volume rather than weight but they're pretty
much the same thing. My strategy is to take two cheap
On 19/7/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
I would use the M series lenses. Smaller, lighter and without
uneccessary fripperies. 8-)
I had some unnecessary fripperies once, but they were only small so I
chucked them back in.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People,
I go out on my bike with a bumbag containing a 1D and EF 20mm 1.8 and
never had a problem.
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com
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Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
-Jon Myers.
I'd go for an MX body (or KX) with M-lenses (small, light but
all-metal) in a small padded fanny bag.
1 lens: 40/2.8 or 35/2.8
2
I've seen the Pelican boxes online, and they sure look
nice... Lowepro even makes an insert for some of them.
The bike in question is indeed full suspension, but
that doesn't mean a smooth ride. Imagine riding down a
stairway... yeah, I do that.
Do y'all think a hardcase with one of those
On Jul 19, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Jon M wrote:
I've seen the Pelican boxes online, and they sure look
nice... Lowepro even makes an insert for some of them.
The bike in question is indeed full suspension, but
that doesn't mean a smooth ride. Imagine riding down a
stairway... yeah, I do that.
Do
Pentax Equipment is reasonably tough, but no camera or lens is made to hit
rock at high velocity. I'd take one of the smallest cameras I have, either
an LX, MX or ME Super - probably the LA as I have five of them and they are
the most weather proof camera there is outside of underwater gear. As
Hello Jon,
Having done some somewhat serious mountain biking a few years ago, I
would seriously consider carrying a backpack type of arrangement. You
can get camel style bladder/pack combo so you wouldn't lose your
hydration system. You have to realize how much extra shock your
legs/arms and
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Lens features would perhaps be autofocus, transmission of MTF data and
other information, power zooms, image stabilization, and maybe a few other
such things (leather grip, a sound card, coffee maker adapter?)
Oops -- saw this one right after replying to your other post
Shel Belinkoff wrote: (among other things)
BTW, I read a lens review some time ago in which five or six lenses were
compared, and one was given poor marks for not having a full range of
features. For the longest time I couldn't figure out what features a lens
needs, or could have, beyond the
On Jul 19, 2005, at 10:47 AM, Bruce Dayton wrote:
Having done some somewhat serious mountain biking a few years ago, I
would seriously consider carrying a backpack type of arrangement. You
can get camel style bladder/pack combo so you wouldn't lose your
hydration system. You have to realize
It also raises your center of gravity. Never a good thing.
Regards,
Bob...
-
The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose
as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers
with the smallest possible amount of hissing.
-
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
-Jon Myers.
Start your day with
On 18 Jul 2005 at 17:35, Jon M wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
A Pentax LX and a set of fast A series primes are as tough as any
Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
From a couple of months ago:
Friend of my friend has accidentally left his
- Original Message -
From: Jon M
Subject: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
The LX
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens.
--- Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with
you
on a mountain biking trip... how
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 18 Jul 2005 at 17:35, Jon M wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
A Pentax LX and a set of fast A
I'd have opted for the K-series lenses m'self. It's interesting to note
that no one asked about the conditions - dry, dusty, wet, cold, extreme
heat. What sort of harsh conditions might be encountered? Are there some
feature that certain bodies have that might make them better suited to one
or
On 7/18/05, Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens.
I have that same lens, and it's been to the shop several times for
aperture problems. I love the lens, but it seems not
Yeah, I meant that the harsh conditions would be
primarily jarring and shaking.
Another question that was posed in my original email
was how would you transport the equipment? I'll have a
Camelbak, so no backpacks... I *could* add a cargo
rack to the bike, but I don't know how well that would
The old S1 lenses are general very well built. If the 24-48mm is
anything like the
35-85mm you couldn't do much better.
Jon M wrote:
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens.
--- Mark Roberts [EMAIL
On 18 Jul 2005 at 20:09, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
You don't think the M series lenses are tougher? For some reason, I
always assumed they were. Perhaps because of the metal.
The only A lens that I own with plastic bits where it counts is the A50/1.4 all
the others have all metal barrels, focus
25 year old lens, try 30 these lenses were introduced in 1976.
frank theriault wrote:
On 7/18/05, Jon M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The old Series 1 lenses are pretty tough? I have a
24-48/3.8 - I could probably get by with just that and
maybe a telephoto lens.
I have that same lens,
On 7/18/05, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
25 year old lens, try 30 these lenses were introduced in 1976.
Yeah, I know. I just have trouble with the concept that we're in 2005
right now...
g
-frank
--
Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Original Message -
From: Shel Belinkoff
Subject: Re: Best equipment for harsh conditions?
I'd have opted for the K-series lenses m'self. It's interesting to note
that no one asked about the conditions - dry, dusty, wet, cold, extreme
heat. What sort of harsh conditions might
On Jul 19, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Jon M wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
How will you be carrying the gear? I don't recommend having
On Jul 18, 2005, at 5:35 PM, Jon M wrote:
Say you wanted to bring an SLR and 1-3 lenses with you
on a mountain biking trip... how would you do it, and
what sort of body/lenses would you bring?
Just how tough IS pentax equipment?
*ist DS body, FA20-35 lens. Fitted in a Zing body cover and
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