Two bodies or combos, or more, around the neck - my dreams when a student -
which I realized soon afterwards.
But then it was Pentax screw mount, excellent lenses, but such a pain so swap
lenses.
These days I use an 18-135 zoom lens that may cater for 95% of my needs.
Occasionally I get the 10-24 out, or the 35mm 1.4 just because I know the usual
zoom won’t be the better tool.
As said before, we all do what (and certainly the best) we can with the gear we
have at hand or can afford, and can still carry ….
Amities
Philippe
> Le 8 oct. 2020 à 18:27, Bob Benson <bob.benson91@xxxxxxxxx> a écrit :
>
> Ken said:
>
> "I've discovered something else rather disconcerting. The older I get,
> the absolute best lens to use for the next picture happens to be the
> one that is currently mounted on the camera."
>
> oh boy ... for me, anyway, this thought has really dominated my approach.
> Two things have occurred: 1) the 12-100 zoom is just perfect for this ...
> it's good enough for very good results ... and it's one lens. 2) This
> has spurred a two-camera approach to almost everything: one with the
> 12-100, and the other with a long zoom - 75-300 mostly. Or if indoors or
> dark, I'll use the 12-40 for its 2.8 capability. So, with the exception
> of really wide-angle (and panos help here) and really long tele, which I
> don't normally do, I'm well covered. (PS the improvements in post
> software have significantly abetted this.)
>
> In other words, I've found that whatever disadvantages zooms might have --
> perhaps mitigated in post -- the advantage of never changing lenses has
> been wonderful. It's so much easier just grabbing the right camera. This
> has certainly vastly reduced the amount of gear I lug around: two cameras
> and two lenses.
>
> While I've done variations of this (though not as seriously) for a long
> time, all the way back to a PL1 with an e3 as the cameras and kit zooms
> along with one prime, I really learned that this is good for me when I had
> my cameras stolen in Chile a while back. I lost several great primes
> (e.g., 75/1,8) ... but I did not replace them, allowing using the
> insurance money for upgrading the zooms (e.g., the 12- 40).
>
> And, oddly, this has a related advantage: I haven't had the urge to
> acquire more gear; I think this kit will last a pretty long while.
> (Ooops, did I just blow my membership in the GAS/zuiko crowd?) I kind of
> had this feeling long ago with my OM2S's and the 21 and 100 lenses, though
> they're not zooms; likewise they did last a very long time in use ... it
> took the move to digital to reawaken the urge to acquire.)
>
> Bob
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