Some thoughts interspersed... On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> That leaves me with 4 bodies, 10 primes (16 fisheye, 20, 28, 35, two > 50s, 105 macro, 135, 200, 400), and 1 zoom (a 90-180 1:2 macro). What do you need 4 bodies for??? Keep a KX and an LX and you're covered. Possibilities: --ditch either the fisheye or the 20. Decide which you use more often and which you keep just because it's neat to have. --ditch the 28 and 35 for an M24-35/3.5. It's small, light, and reasonably fast. --ditch one of the 50's. All you really need is a 50/1.4 or 1.2. --ditch the 200. Use the 135 for long portraits or mild telephoto and the 400 for the far away stuff. --ditch the 90-180. I'm sure it's a nice lens, but if you want to do macro stuff, use your 105. If you want telephoto, use your 135 or 400. Or, conversely, ditch the 105 macro and the 200 and use the 90-180 instead. Now you have: 1. 16 fisheye or 20 for really wide stuff 2. M24-35/3.5 for moderately wide stuff 3. one fast 50mm 4. 105mm macro 5. either 200mm or 90-180 6. 400mm That cut it from 10 down to 6. Not bad for a start. :) > I have one flash, which works on my three TTL bodies. Sounds good. > I have no teleconverters. I've decided that I like seeing the aperture > in the viewfinder of my KX and XR-P, and I'd have to give that up with > a TC. Also good. > Two bodies have a 2X flip-up magnifier. I wouldn't mind two more 2Xs. That's permitted. :) > I have two cheap ($60-range) Yashica rangefinders. Why two? Keep one. > I have a lightweight tripod and a serious tripod, each with a decent > head. I have a heavy-duty monopod with a fine head. I have a single > quick-release system across all my gear. No problems here. > Anyway, I find myself still scouring the Web for deals on holes in my > lineup, real or imagined. I've decided I don't need an 8mm circular > fisheye. But I still have no 300. You don't need one if you have the 400, unless you want to trade the 400 for the 300. > Or a practical zoom, like the Ricoh 28-100/4 that just got > away--something to take to the fair or amusement park. Learn to like primes instead, since you have so many of them. :) Take one or two primes and treat it as an exercise to learn to see better and to make photos instead of relying on zooms to do it for you. > I have no trouble resisting items that are readily available. It's the > elusive, buy-me-now-or-lose-me-forever deals that I find hard to pass > up. And while forever may be an exaggeration, I can name you a handful > of lenses that come around less often than once a year, in all my 100+ > links. So buy them, use them for a few weeks/months, and sell them. You need to be a photographer, not a collector. > Will someone help me appreciate what I have and STOP ALREADY? You're turning to the PDML for anti-enabling??? Does anyone else see something wrong with this picture? :) My 35mm kit: 24-35/3.5 50/1.4 85/1.8 100/4 macro 80-320/4.5-5.6 For shots of people, I don't like to be further away than an 85mm or 100mm lens can cover, and for other things an 80-320 or a fixed 200mm or 300mm is sufficient. I also have the FA28-70/4, but it's on permanent loan to a friend of mine. Learn to do more with less, and you'll be a better photographer. chris P.S. I hope you're satisfied... I may have just renounced my status as an enabler. ;) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
