Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 Oh I think you should select one image from every travel and make a very nice large print on aluminium or glass or so. A treat for the rest of your life.
It obviously was sarcasm!
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Originally posted by biz-engineer What happened with Nicolas (if I followed correctly), while in search of higher image quality, he upgraded from a K5 to K3, then he replaced his DA* SDM zooms by a set of FA limited, then he decided to put his photography budget in low prio versus other things (he's probably investing or saving in other areas), now he tried not to cross the fence of higher IQ because that would put his saving plans in danger, hence the lengthy argumentation about why full frame is not necessary etc etc etc. That's perfectly understandable, with all the marketing mermaid working out people desires to upgrade to better gear, you must constantly convince yourself that an upgrade is not necessary, that's what Nicolas is trying to do, so far he is successful as he managed not to buy any new photo gear. Also, if he can get some approval from a few PF member that higher image quality is useless, it makes it easier for him to consolidate the wall of sandbags to protect his bank account.
I think you didnt understand: he likes to shoot with his FA31, FA77, DA15, DA21 and F135 f2.8.
Before, he had used DA17-70 f4 and DA50-135 f2.8. He sold them to go primes only because he didnt like the size and bulk of these zooms.
But for the Tanzania safari he needed a long telephoto.
Something light and compact with acceptable IQ, as ke knew he would not use it a lot once back home.
The answer is the DA 55-300, and, when I look at the images he brought back, it did the job beyond his expectations.
We were together, standing close to each other in the same car, watching the same scenes, shooting with exactly the same gear, but our albums are different: different framings, different contrast and clarity settings, different moments.
The gear is less important than the photographer.
Now he is back, and shoots again with his beloved limited primes: he posted photos from Nice carnaval, they are high ISO night shots at f2/f2.5, using FA31 and FA77 on APS-C K3. And they are nice and sharp, with good IQ at ISO 2000/8000, and the K3 nailed the focus.
Why should he want to change his K3 for a bigger, heavier and expensive K1?
It is not only a matter of available budget: I am retired, with a comfortable pension, I have K3 and a lot of gear, and enough money to buy K1 and modern lenses if I wanted to.
Yet I am not interested in such big and heavy gear, I am rather looking at M43 gear to go lighter and smaller. And also preparing the next nice trip to a faraway country.
I just bought a Panasonic GM5 with the miniature 12-32 kit lens. I wont sell my K3, as I love to shoot with it, but if M43 delivers up to my expectations, I might buy more M43 gear.
And I also use a pocketable Olympus XZ10 for occasions where a bigger camera would not be welcome.
Cameras are tools, what matters is the pictures I can get, and, when going out, I will choose the camera which I think will be the most convenient, and it is not always the biggest.