Very inspirational, Gary. I always enjoy your musings. I think you've summed
up the thoughts of many of us on this topic. I agree it's too bad that
Olympus hasn't found a "modern" replacement for the XA. Something with the
features of the Stylus Zoom and the quality of the XA.
Regards,
John Austin
Gary Reese wrote:
[snip]
>With that said, I have to admit that it's pretty hard to settle down to one
>camera and prime lens. Susie says that a 50 mm f/1.4 works with flash
works
>best for her indoors, but a 70-210 zoom is her favorite, although primarily
>outdoors without flash. (Hum, then why do I mostly see her shoot kids with
a
>28-55 mm zoom?) I've tried a OM-2S (often in Program mode) with a 50 mm
f/1.8
>and available light, but found it too limiting for creating compositions
and
>the color quality horrendous under florescent lighting. Switching to a
f/1.4
>didn't help, except for focusing. I switched to a 35-70 mm f/3.5~4.5 and
got
>a big improvement in compositions, but had to rely too much on flash and
>focusing became a bear indoors. One can't really use more than a T-20 hot
>shoe mounted flash and expect to have the camera ready and available for
>shots. Anything heavier will often be left out of reach. I finally
started
>using a Leica Z2X point and shoot with a 35-70 mm Vario Elmar. I'm afraid
to
>say that IS the camera I needed. There is some truth to equipment being
the
>key to getting good shots. Mine improved dramatically once I started using
>that camera. In my case, the camera has to be right there when you see
>something so that you instinctively reach for it. It needs a flash on it
and
>it needs a wide angle to long focus zoom. I'm now adapt to pull the Z2X
out
>of it's little belt case where ever I am. The leaf shutter does a good job
>mixing the flash with ambient lighting, but is poor for flash action shots.
I
>suppose a Olympus Stylus Zoom would also fit the bill, but OLY has yet to
>produce a Stylus Zoom with an exceptional lens. An XA series wouldn't,
since
>I would be hampered by just a wide angle lens. And an Olympus IS series
seems
>just too big to wear.
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