On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:22:08PM -0700, Tim Bray wrote: > Most readers of my blog aren't photogs. When I meet them at > conferences & so on they look at me swapping primes and ask "what is > it with that?" So I wrote a little piece to try to introduce this > whole multi-lens thang, and why civilians might want to step on to the > slippery slope. It won't educate anyone reading PDML but might > entertain. > > http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2009/10/07/Photo-Gear > > Quote: "I?m happiest when I?m out with just the 21mm and 40mm, because > the whole combo is ridiculously light and there?s still room in the > bag for a sandwich and hip-flask." -Tim
A couple of nights ago I came very close to posting a silly little email about how much I love my DA40. I had played around in my yard a bit, and when I was processing shots with the DA40 and K20 I was blown away at how sharp, detailed and wonderful they are. I want a 21. I got to play a bit with Pat's and really like it. I also need something wider than my 31 and sharper/faster than my 18-250. As much of a prime fetshist I am, I probably ought to get the 16-50 first, cover the whole range, and if I need anything faster/smaller in a particular length, get it when I have the money. I followed your link to and was amused by: < http://shutterfinger.typepad.com/shutterfinger/2009/10/what-type-of-photographer-are-you.html > aka: http://tinyurl.com/y9uvlh3 I think that I'm about 10% Purist, 70% Prime Fetishist and 20% Lugger. Though I am willing to concede that there are some zooms as sharp and fast as the primes available in the lengths that they cover, such as the 16-50. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- The first step is learning to take great photos, the second step is learning to throw away ones that are merely good. Larry Colen [email protected] http://www.red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
