Yes, it's all a matter of personal taste and shooting styles. Prior to
going digital, I was shooting most of my work with the 6x7, so size
has never been a serious consideration for me. (Ironically, my second
most-used camera at that time was the little Leica iiif.) More
importantly, I wouldn't be without the battery grip. For one, I find
the extra controls very handy for vertical shooting, particularly off
a tripod. And I need the extended battery life for some of my
commercial projects, which frequently run in the 700 exposures per day
range.
Paul
On Mar 21, 2009, at 2:57 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Ah, but I bought the grip for the K10D and hated the additional
weight and bulk of that too. I used it once, to test it, and sold it
a year later.
Wide to portrait zooms just don't float my boat. The best one I've
ever had is the Vario-Elmarit-D 14-50/2.8-3.5 ASPH OIS that came
with the L1 ... it's a superb, premium quality lens with the best
image rendering of any zoom in this class I've used ... and it's
probably the least used of all the lenses in my kit.
Godfrey
On Mar 21, 2009, at 10:46 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
The size and bulk of the DA* 16-50 aren't an obstacle for me. When
shooting with a K20D with battery grip attached, it actually
provides better balance than smaller lenses.
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