Andrew, I have never owned an RF, but when I see people wielding Leicas and similar, it's usually with prime lenses. I have sometimes been tempted to buy an RF as a walkabout, but find that I can do just as well with a DSLR and one of the DA or FA Limited primes. To me, the 21mm is just about perfect, with its AOV almost like a 28mm lens on 35mm film.
That said, my shots are all over the "normal" range too, and my most used lens is the normal zoom. Currently that is the 16-50/2.8 which is a bit on the heavy side for casual and walkabout shooting, but if I reckon I will need a zoom, I bring it. I find it hard to think of the normal range as "constrained", though... :-) Jostein 2010/12/24 Andrew Allen <[email protected]>: > First, let me say thank you to those who e-mailed me with suggestions > on how to enjoy this mailing list and send some specific messages > straight to the circular file. That being said, I suppose one must > have a thick skin when dealing with any 'open' internet forum. > > Back to photography, I was wondering if anyone has the same affliction > I do; that is, using certain focal lengths almost exclusively. I find > that 90% of my needs are covered by the rough range of 24mm - 85mm > (this being a 35mm equivalent range). That is wide through portrait - > clearly, I don't do any birding or serious sports work. Recently, I > had a friend told me I should try out a RF for my needs - of course > I'd love an M9 - but I've yet to win the lottery. Any thoughts on > this focal length constriction, and the use of a RF for street > shooting versus a DSLR? > > -- > Andrew Allen > Freelance Photographer and Writer > www.andrewallenphoto.com > > -- > 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. > -- http://www.alunfoto.no/galleri/ http://alunfoto.blogspot.com -- 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.
