On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 07:32:50AM +0000, mike wilson wrote: > > > On 24 November 2021 at 04:47 John Francis <jo...@panix.com> wrote: > > > > > > The Olympus rig is only a little lighter than the Pentax; > > while the lens is significantly lighter (even though it's > > f2.8, not f4), the OM-D body is actually quite a bit heavier > > than the K5. (The K3 is heaver than the K5, too, but still > > significantly lighter than the OM-D M1X, even with a grip). > > I was rather curious about this. For decades, Pentax was agreed to be the > lightest and petitest of the major manufacturers, generally without a lack of > facility. I can remember discussions here about it being one of the > attractants. It will be interesting to see if you decide that the saving in > mass was worth the expenditure.
Well, a fair bit of the expenditure was already earmarked; the K5 is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I was considering getting a K3iii. The big saving in mass comes if I want to use longer focal lengths. The last time I went to San Diego Wild Animal Park was the first time I got to use my 250-600, and there were a couple of time when I could have used something longer. This was back before the days of digital bodies; I suspect 600mm on an APS-C sensor would be enough. But that lens weighs something like 12lb; there's no way nowadays I'll want to lug that around for several hours. But with the 4/3 sensor I just need to get to 400mm. I'm not planning on buying Olympus's fancy new ($7,500!) 150-400mm/f4.5 zoom, but I might consider renting one for a couple of weeks. And that 'only' weighs 4lb. Still a lot to cart around, but a lot more manageable than 12 lb! And if I do decide I want my own longer lens Olympus have another way to get there - they have an older 100-400/f5.0-6.3 which is a lot lighter (on both the wallet and the shoulders); I would think I should be able to sell my 250-600 for more than enough to cover the purchase of that lens. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
