If that sigma needs a new home and is going cheap....

Tim Bray <tb...@textuality.com> wrote:

>Had a little pleasant monetary surprise, and had trips scheduled to
>Tokyo and The Big Island in March, so on impulse got a Fujifilm X-E1
>with the 35mmF1.4 and the 18-55 “kit” zoom.
>
>It’s interesting, because the sensor size and useful ISO range is more
>or less identical to the K-5, but the ergonomics and view-finding
>could hardly be more different.
>
>Conclusion: If you can put up with an EVF viewfinder, the advantages
>of the lighter weight are, well, pretty major.  And that 35mmF1.4,
>well wow.  I’m not sure about the future of SLRs in the mirrorless
>age.
>
>Anyhow, some photos:
>
>Blog about the camera, with comparative Canon S100, X-E1, K-5 size
>shot: http://goo.gl/BxeO8
>Tokyo by night: http://goo.gl/aKomn
>Imperial Palace Garden Gates: http://goo.gl/y9nTg
>Ghostly garden: http://goo.gl/gHSsU
>Green light: http://goo.gl/XH226
>Shrine: http://goo.gl/Y8i5I
>Stadium: http://goo.gl/SuJyM
>Blog about the future of mirrorless: http://goo.gl/E95Do
>
>Am I done with the Pentax?  Nope, because I have the 100mm macro and
>the 50-135 and the big ol’ Tokina 400mm, and I can’t see any point in
>replicating those on the Fuji.  But I think the 40mm pancake and Sigma
>30mm F1.4 might not be getting much love in future.
>
> -T

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