tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12906299.post5262836495330886579..comments2023-05-26T09:52:30.568-04:00Comments on This Old Blog: What do you really want?Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749942763035029635noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12906299.post-41426766332426893712010-09-04T22:04:05.513-04:002010-09-04T22:04:05.513-04:00Your comment about medium format reminds me of my ...Your comment about medium format reminds me of my 20's, when I shot Minoltas for 35mm and a Mamiya 330 pro F for 6x6 medium format. My dad found it for sale where he worked (Delta), and he passed it on to me. It was great; it came with three interchangeable lenses (a 50mm, and 80mm and a 135mm, which was medium wide, normal and portrait for that format). It was built like a tank, but still portable enough for field use. I sold it when I crashed trying to make a living as a photographer. Biggest mistake I ever made.<br /><br />I guess it's about time to embrace the used market, especially for medium format. We'll see what the cost is and go from there. In the mean time it's cheaper for me to invest time and energy into learning to overcome my current equipment's "perceived" limitations.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06749942763035029635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12906299.post-83218516018024530622010-09-04T20:04:31.268-04:002010-09-04T20:04:31.268-04:00One of the things that I try to remember is that w...One of the things that I try to remember is that when I don't like the answer, an option that I have is to ask a different question. <br /><br />Looking at your list, I can't come up with any current camera that matches all six points. But if you give up the high-ISO requirements and embrace grain, a medium format camera can meet every other one. A decent kit, used, will cost about one-fifth of what a full-frame digital set would run and give you better results as well.<br /><br />Something that I took away from Roger & Frances' <a href="http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/howmany.html" rel="nofollow">How Many Cameras Do You Need</a> article is that it's better to have two very different formats than to simply exchange similar cameras. So perhaps it's time for something really different, that can come out for certain projects or special occasions?<br /><br />The other thing I need to remember is the acronym LINAC - <i>'Like </i>I<i> Need Another Camera.</i>' Life's a barter.Matthew Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134787874718415563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12906299.post-88876968255722262732010-09-01T23:21:58.280-04:002010-09-01T23:21:58.280-04:00Your entire essay deserves a more thoughtful respo...Your entire essay deserves a more thoughtful response, but this is the internet, so here's what I can reply to quickly:<br /><br />"I could invest in a Nikon D700 or a Canon 5D Mk II. Their cost is down to more moderate levels, relatively speaking, and either could satisfy my six requirements listed above."<br /><br />By my math, a D700 will answer points 2, 3, 6; possibly 1 as well. 5 can be done with a third-party split screen with no penalty beyond an extra hundred dollars. Number 4 is impossible - for a simulation, set up five spring-loaded mousetraps and set them all off in a single second. Perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's significantly louder than my E-3.<br /><br />The 5Dmk2 will do 1, 2, and 3; 5 will also need a replacement screen, but Canon makes one; for #4 it's perhaps a little more subtle than the D700, but nowhere near silent, and it's less weather-resistant than the D700. Note that sealed lenses are few and far between for either brand, but with Nikon they start at a lower price point.<br /><br />Your entire message deserves more thinking and more time, so I may have a more thoughtful response in a couple of days.Matthew Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134787874718415563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12906299.post-57653478093100532372010-09-01T00:07:44.562-04:002010-09-01T00:07:44.562-04:00It's funny that I have categorized your blog u...It's funny that I have categorized your blog under "Linux Stuff" in my Google Reader. I know it has been a while since you ranted something on Linux, but I still go through your blog entries because, well, you write really well :).<br /><br />I liked how you started this post. "I would think about the problem, decide what was really important based on what I really wanted, and come up with a reasonably acceptable solution".Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853142613861821718noreply@blogger.com