These Pentax model names and naming conventions are getting really absurd.
Isnt the the K20D the K20D, not the "K-20"? Isnt the the K10D the K10D, not the "K-10"? Why is the K-7 the K-7 instead of the K7 or K7D? whats with the dashes? This just makes everything more confusing...Could be worse, they could still be using *istD naming. JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas Jefferson -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Boris Liberman Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:39 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Speaking of airplanes an tripods... Jostein, greetings and salutations on the oncoming trip. It should become very memorable event... Humbly, I suggest that you don't take DA* 300 lens as you have DA* 60-250 that appears to be quite stellar. I don't think that 50 mm will make any difference here. FA* 600 is entirely different of course. It would seem more desirable to prefer K-7/K-20 over K-20/K-10. The advertised low temperature shooting ability of K-7 may come in handy. Other than that - I think you should simply put some cash towards hauling more weight. It seems inevitable at this point. I should be looking forward your pictures from that trip ;-). Boris AlunFoto wrote: > I figured I might as well let the cat out of the bag. > > In November, I will be facing a major logistical challenge regarding > air transport of equipment. The occasion is a photographer's cruise to > Antarctic waters. Much like the one Michael Reichmann of Luminous > Landscape fame did some time ago. The itinerary includes flights > through Europe to Argentina, and a domestic flight from Buenos Aires > to Puerto Madryn. We'll get another domestic flight from Ushuaia to > Buenos Aires on the return, and then the long haul back. > > So the challenge is what to pack and how. I'd dearly love to bring the > 600/4, but that alone nearly fills the hand luggage quota for cattle > class. As I understand it, Argentinian weight limits are stricter than > both USA and Europa. Any and all serious suggestions would be most > appreciated. > > My priority list so far is: > K20D with grip > K10D without grip (or possibly K-7 if it materialises in the market > before then) > > FA*600/4 > DA*300/4 > DA*60-250/4 > DA*16-50/2.8 > DA14/2.8 > Sachtler tripod with RRS 55mm ballhead and Wimberley Sidekick > > 15" laptop > 2 portable harddrives for backup. > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
