A good choice, IMO.
On Aug 8, 2013, at 9:27 AM, Eric Weir <eew...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > On Aug 7, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > >> Picking a single prime lens camera is, I find, a useful exercise in lack of >> distractions. I prefer it to the zooms. A few examples from my trip to NY a >> couple of weekends back: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdgphoto/sets/72157634778877665/ >> >> Good luck finding what suits YOU best. > > Well, when I got up this morning I was of a completely different frame of > mind from last night. I've checked out all the more recent suggestions. The > Leica, and even the Sony, are not in my budget. The Nikon's in the ballpark, > but I think the quote from Godfrey above tipped me over into the current > mindset: the *ist DS with a single prime. I have an an A 50/1.7 and an A > 28/2.8. It will be a trade-off between the speed of the 50 and the wider > angle of the 28. And John Sessom's suggestion, I think I'll look to Op-Tech > for my solution for carrying the camera, in part because it will be > inexpensive, in part because it comes reasonably close what I think I > need/want. > > Thanks to everyone. You all helped, even if I did not adopt your suggestion. > > Sincerely, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Eric Weir > Decatur, GA USA > eew...@bellsouth.net > > "Style is truth." > > - Ray Bradbury > > > -- > 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.