> On 10/8/2013 2:07 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> Thom Hogan muses on the K-3 and calls it what Nikon should be offering >> as a replacement to the D300. >> http://www.dslrbodies.com/newsviews/meanwhile-meet-the-pentax.html >> >> In it, he makes a cogent defense of the APS-C for serious >> photographers: "So let me put it as plainly as I can: people want a >> top DX (or as in the case of the Pentax K-3, APS) system for a reason: >> everything scales. Size, weight, and price. Sure, the D800 is a great >> camera. Now stick the f/2.8 or f/4 zooms on it and add up the size, >> weight, and price. You've left a lot of folk out of the market for a >> top-end, serious camera. I know a lot of college sports shooters and >> other pros who are using DX for those reasons: size, weight, and >> price. They can't afford a full out FX system, nor do they want to >> travel with one given the airline carry-on hassle we get these days." > > Darren, I opine, based on my most recent experience of travel with my > wife and our two girls that any DSLR camera (even the cheaper plasticky > kind of lowly Canon models) is severe overkill for airlline carry-on > unless you travel in style in business or first class. > > > Boris
I travel by air weekly and carry the D800E, 70-200/2.8, 150/2.8 macro, 50/1.4 plus filters, accessories, batteries on planes (in a Lowepro backpack) several times a month. I haven't weighed it. I'm guessing 25 lbs or more. It goes in the overhead or at my feet depending on the size of the plane and my luggage is checked. I'm frequently in 1st class, but not all the time. That does make it a little easier. It really all depends what one intends and how much effort one is willing to expend to be prepared for their intentions. Yes it does take extra effort to carry a heavier kit. If I don't plan on using the D800E, I take the NEX-7 kit which is 1/8 the weight and 1/5 the size. So basically I agree. Just thinking that back 10+ years ago, these options didn't exist. Tom C. -- 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.
