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Forum: General Photography
07-10-2018, 09:55 PM
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Make sure the ME Super works - most of them have some kind of problem these days, it isn't a camera which ages well.
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Forum: General Photography
06-11-2018, 12:50 AM
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I always find it interesting how varied people's idea of the ideal travel kit is. The OP clearly prefers something simple, compact and light, while I'm very much at the other extreme as I enjoy using good gear when I visit new places. My travel kit on my last major trip (to Italy) was:
K3
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8
MX
DA 40mm limited
A 28mm f/2.8
M 120mm f/2.8
M 50mm f/1.7
DA 18-55mm WR
tripod
And on the previous trip (to Japan) I felt that nothing short of limiteds would provide me the photographic satisfaction of a trip I've been dreaming of for years:
K3
DA 15mm
DA 21mm
DA 35mm
DA 70mm
DA 18-55mm
MX
M 50mm f/1.7
A 28mm f/2.8
M 120mm f/2.8
tripod
Though in fairness the 120mm eventually stayed out of the backpack as it was just too heavy.
If I had a 20-40mm limited then I suspect that it would become my default travel lens, providing the joy of using a limited lens with wide-to-normal zoom flexibility.
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Forum: General Photography
06-09-2018, 11:25 PM
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1. The K30 with 20-40mm would give you great IQ but, though any camera can fail at any time, I'd be worried about aperture block failure with a K30 (unless of course you've already had it replaced/fixed). Maybe if it hasn't failed by now then it's not going to.
2. As a Fuji user, as well as Pentax, I can only highly recommend Fuji gear. I almost always take my Pentax DSLR on holidays but when I have taken the Fujifilm X-M1 I've enjoyed using it and gotten great results. I have no problem with X-Trans and don't see why some people don't like it.
3. If the GR is too wide then you'd be better off getting a Fuji camera and a 23mm f/2 prime. The camera would be more modern, the lens is said to be superb (as are all Fujifilm's modern lenses) and you'd get a faster aperture too.
4. You could always do this anyway as it would cost very little. Make sure you have time to run some test rolls through any new/repaired film camera before you travel though.
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