I'm back from a few days in Italy--Milan, Venice, Porto Venere. The trip was mainly for a conference in Porto Venere, so there was only a little chance for photography. Because of this I took only a minimal kit--*ist D, DA 21, DA 40, and A 50 F1.2. The DA 21 got a workout, and proved consistently to be a good focal length for architecture and landscapes.
There were, of course, a lot of people lugging around big, heavy Nikons & Canons, with enormous zoom lenses. I caught several of them glancing at my diminutive D with its tiny DA 21. In Porto Venere I walked past a pro photographing a wedding with a big Canon L lens. Even she glanced at my petite kit. I'll never get through all of the back posts on the K10D. I gather there is no indication that it can take replaceable batteries. Bummer. Did we learn which is the killer feature for which Aaron would sell a kidney? Is it the fly paper in the mirror box? I'll probably get one, but I'll gripe about some of its specifications, particularly the battery. (I'm not a grip guy, so please don't recommend that.) My DA 21 is a tired little pup. I'll have to rest it for a few days. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
