Larry, I should point out (in the most friendly and non-criticizing manner) that the thinking about the focal length and the effective angle of view or whatever has become irrelevant for me since I got the little Ricoh camera. Although at the moment I have the only lens for it (technically it is 33/2.5 1:2 macro with 9 lenses in 8 groups, one being aspheric or something like this) which they consistently mark as 50 mm f2.5 macro. And such it is. I no longer think in terms of equvalent focal lenght. And I think - it is the correct way to go. Granted, the range of 24 to 90 mm focal lengths is where 99.99% of my photo interests are but I kind of resolved to not think about EFL any longer. It just confuses.
Now, I've just checked DPReview and it seems that Pentax won't be showing any more new products this year. This is expected given the recent merge with Ricoh. Still IMPVHO it is somewhat demotivating. Hopefully what I am about to type next won't get me ostracized from the PDML, but it seems I am about to start parting ways with my Pentax gear. I don't have firm plans how to proceed, but I am seeing a FF DSLR with the likes of 28-70/2.8 (or may be simply Sigma 24-60/2.8 in the respective mount (*) ) and a modern flash for all things where I have to shoot semi-officially, such as my daughter's class events and a very select collection of lenses built around Leica M mount. At the moment the electronic viewfinder for the Ricoh GXR is on its way to me. If it proves to be as precise and easy for manual focusing as it is said to be, I will buy an M-module and at least the likes of 12/5.6 and 40/1.4 Voigtlander lenses. Or may be I will look for 50 mm lens, may be even second hand Leica 50/2.5 to complement my 33/2.5 (have to use actual F.L. here to allow proper comparison). The image quality I am getting from my current set is superb and answers all my needs (**). The compactness and lightness and ergonomic convenience are second to none, therefore that's the route I'd be taking. I recon that by collecting 2-3 Leica M mount lenses I would be able to change cameras as the progress moves along. And it will be possible to switch between cropped cameras (such as this Ricoh, or Fuji X system, or even Sony NEX (***) ) and FF cameras when they would become affordable for my vallet. We can continue this talk off the list if you wish. I'd rather not start a flame war in the midst of [strike]Olympic games[/strike] Photokina. (*) I haven't decided yet which mount it will be. (**) I am practically cured from the "illness" that I had where I was longing for the lenses such as 50/1.2 only in order to get the look of the photos that I personally find pleasant. It can be done without this kind of extremes. (***) I handled yesterday a number of Sony NEX cameras (including NEX-7) in one of the local stores at where I am now. The only one that I could say was comfortable in my hand is NEX-7, but it is bigger and heavier than my Ricoh. Solid piece of gear that NEX-7 is. Solid indeed. On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > For me, the biggest advantage of getting a full frame body is one that I'm > surprised that I hardly every see mentioned. It would effectively nearly > double the number of lenses that I have. The vast majority of my lenses will > work on a 24x36 sensor. My 31 will go from being a standard to a wide. Same > effective focal length as my 20 on APS, but a lot sharper. My Sigma 20, > already a FF lens, will become a much wider lens, if a bit less sharp in the > corners. My 50s will become standards again. I expect that my DA40 should > work as a wide standard. My FA77 becomes a short portrait lens, rather than > a long portrait lens, and so forth. My 18-55, 16-50 and 18-250 will no > longer work at the wide ends, which is fine, they can stay on the K-5. > > It seems that almost every conversation about some camera technology is > whether it is better than another technology. For me, it is not a case of > which one is best, but what each one is best at. I don't see full frame > versus APS as competing, but rather complimentary. Granted, by cropping, one > can basically treat a full frame as an APS, but that's almost like saying, I > don't need both my full sized van and a honda, because I can always just > drive the van with just me in it. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est > > > > > > -- > 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. -- Boris -- 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.
