Originally posted by RGlasel At least the DA 645 28-45 has shake reduction, otherwise what about renting a D FA 15-30 to use on your K-1?Are you thinking of stitching multiple photos into combined panoramas?
I guess one lens needs to be a medium telephoto like 77mm on K1 (helped by IBIS) or 90mm on 645 (helped by SR in lens). That would allow close ups of parts of city that may form a good composition.
Then i guess i would need to decide on one wide angle. 28-45 on 645Z has SR but is heavy, 35mm on 645Z is tempting because it is lighter and also has one stop advantage in aperture but doesn't have SR.
The Fujifilm GFX100 has IBIS but i have never shot mirrorless cameras and I wonder how the EVF of Fujifilm will hold against the OVF of 645Z. Reaction time is critical in the air much like wildlife action Photography. Of course, if you miss the shot in the air, you could turn the chopper back, but the pilots are never happy about it.
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And yes, i am thinking of not going far from the shore..... just at a reasonable distance and then maybe swivel the chopper in one spot to get maybe 5 odd shots to stitch the panoramas. I haven't done it before. It is an experiment. If it doesn't work, i will go further away from the shore to capture the city but then i will lose resolution in heavy cropping.
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90mm on Pentax 645Z gives me 70mm effective focal length with respect to 35mm format. But it is a f/2.8 lens against the f/1.8 of 77mm Ltd on K1.
Or maybe i could just hire one more 645Z and go with both SR lenses - 28-45 & 90mm,or else 35mm & 90mm.
I guess two similar bodies could also help in faster reaction times. I found in Africa a few months ago that having different bodies is actually a problem. But again, it is difficult to be able to afford two 645Z bodies.
Last edited by leonine; 02-14-2020 at 08:35 AM.