• Members 746 posts
    Aug. 21, 2023, 11:24 a.m.

    You seem unable to grasp the concept of me being mostly uninterested in zooms, and also that I do not carry around a whole bag of fixed focal length lenses. I didn't think it would be that difficult to understand personally, but yeah, I'm happy to make allowances.

  • Members 746 posts
    Aug. 21, 2023, 12:05 p.m.

    What crWhat cr@p you project. I have the odd zoom I really like. I bought the PZ45-175 brand new a few years back for a whole $250 Au from memory. It weighs a whole 225 grams, & attached to my less than $500 320 gram G100 manages the likes of this
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    And so on, and so forth.
    I also have the Panasonic Leica 50-200 f/2.8-4, and the 1.4x teleconverter if I feel a little more enthusiastic about carrying a bit more weight around.
    Another zoom I really really like is my Panasonic Leica 8-18 f/2.8-4. Some of my favourite shots have been taken with that, but it's basically sat untouched since I picked up the Laowa 10mm f/2 at release, as well as the Panasonic Leica 9mm f/1.7 I simply like my primes more, nothing to do with your fantasies about "limitations"
    Sure, if I was shooting fast action sport in very low light for monetary gain, it would be a no brainer to pick up some sort of 36x24 body, & a 2.8 zoom or two. But I'm not. It's purely for fun, wandering around a race track on a sunny Saturday or Sunday, beer in hand, chowing down on a Steak sanga or hamburger, enjoying myself as I watch the world go by.
    I'm happy to leave the Protending to the 36x24 crowd, and have the real fun with my "inferior" quarter sensor camera. Shoot whatever makes you happy.

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    JPG, 2.8 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on Aug. 21, 2023.

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    JPG, 2.5 MB, uploaded by Ghundred on Aug. 21, 2023.

  • Members 746 posts
    Aug. 21, 2023, 12:11 p.m.

    PS -I have no bias against your "full frame" choice of gear, I shot a Canon 6D for 4 or 5 years, never really enjoyed it, sold it after I picked up my first m4/3 camera and realised I simply didn't use it any more. Because I had way more fun with my quarter sensor camera. It really is that simple.

  • Members 1662 posts
    Aug. 21, 2023, 1:04 p.m.

    C‘mon - I really doubt a lot of that‘s necessary! 'sensor sighs' 😮‍💨

  • Aug. 21, 2023, 1:19 p.m.

    Hmmm. An interesting comparison. It seems that the polarisation is similar here, but the reasons for it differ!

    David