On Tue, Sep 10, 2013, Darren Addy wrote: > > Like the OP, I want a real viewfinder and I probably don't want a > smaller sensor (mostly because I like wide and the smaller the sensor > the harder it is to "go wide" with the focal length crop factor.)
One issue for me is that I really do like a tilting screen for macro photography, I find it helps a lot. > If LENSES are important, but you don't want HEAVY (two of the original > poster's prerequisites) then I don't think you can do better than > Pentax. They have nice light zooms and small light primes (Limiteds). > The K-5 body is not overly large or heavy. Honestly, if the K-5 body > is too heavy for you then I would hold off buying a camera and doing a > little weight training. The K-5 body is 670 grams (with battery). You > only save 34 grams by going to the entry level K-500. By contrast, the > original Spotmatic in 1960 weighed 621 grams. As was mentioned, you > can get a K-5 body for under your $600 figure, probably with a kit > lens even. Still, if you're assembling a travel kit, shaving 20-30% in total bulk/weight can be significant. And aside from the Bigma, there aren't any current long zooms (compared with two 300mm -- 600mm/e -- in m4/3). This isn't an argument against Pentax, mind, I'm still flipping back and forth in my own mind whether the better lens variety and sensor quality with Pentax is more worthwhile. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
