dee
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I have become dees'enchanted with Sony .
Firstly , I find it dee'ficult to connect to things - they can seem intangible , unreal .
OK , I love the richness of the 14mp CCD sensor in the basic A290 with my old Minolta 35-80 and the handling seems 'right' , maybe it's the simplicity and shades of my old Minolta 7000i .
The Leica Digilux 3 is my fave vintage camera , but it's a little outdated now !
The Sony A35 , with the EVF never worked for me , and although I have a Panasonic G2 , the EVF never quite works for me , so it seemed like technology had left me in limbo .
I considered a Panasonic LX100 which seemed to promise compact with hassle free fixed lens of my preferred range and reasonably fast ... but neither the handling , or price appealed .
Salvation came, a year ago , in a chance encounter with a NEW Fuji X-Pro 1 body @ £168 , just in time for a rare holiday in Malaysia , I quickly added a 27mm having sacrificed a Leica II .
It was perfect for street shots and sea / land photos . Was an instant hit with hands and eyes combining to make it real . Retrospectively , it's very similar in size and weight to my black Minolta SRT .
OK , it was downgraded to an advanced fixed lens point and shoot , with the exposure compensation dial working with auto , but it was good for me .
I love the IQ and colours of the 16mp sensor .
But I still missed out on the SLR experience , until I came across a boxed , new customer return Pentax K-S1 / kit lens plus a new 35mm f2.8 @ £214 total .
There is some logic in this as I have some Pentax lenses from my retired K10D.
It blows away my Sony offerings with a clear viewfinder and 24mp sensor .
The quirky handling , also seems to work for me .I am back in the SLR world .
One element was missing - a zoom for the X-Pro 1 .
This was solved by a new Fuji X-M1 with 16-50 @ £162 .
It did not bother me that all the ancillaries were missing as i went back with the X-Pro battery and SD card to try it out , and , with a new 16-50 costing around £300 , I just needed an inexpensive lens .
it did not work out quite that way in that the X-M has a flip down screen which I love for waist level viewing and it has twin dials making manual exposure a delight ... so I have upped the cost to £200 with battery , lens cap , SD card - and close out leather case !!
Three cameras which will probably see me out , with IQ and handling which suits me in three categories ; Rangefinder style , SLR , advanced compact .
How much did this indulgence cost me ?
In total £630 , enough for a reasonable new camera with the latest technology - but I am content with the flexibility and the picture quality of these outdated rejects - I also have more toys to play with !
dee
Firstly , I find it dee'ficult to connect to things - they can seem intangible , unreal .
OK , I love the richness of the 14mp CCD sensor in the basic A290 with my old Minolta 35-80 and the handling seems 'right' , maybe it's the simplicity and shades of my old Minolta 7000i .
The Leica Digilux 3 is my fave vintage camera , but it's a little outdated now !
The Sony A35 , with the EVF never worked for me , and although I have a Panasonic G2 , the EVF never quite works for me , so it seemed like technology had left me in limbo .
I considered a Panasonic LX100 which seemed to promise compact with hassle free fixed lens of my preferred range and reasonably fast ... but neither the handling , or price appealed .
Salvation came, a year ago , in a chance encounter with a NEW Fuji X-Pro 1 body @ £168 , just in time for a rare holiday in Malaysia , I quickly added a 27mm having sacrificed a Leica II .
It was perfect for street shots and sea / land photos . Was an instant hit with hands and eyes combining to make it real . Retrospectively , it's very similar in size and weight to my black Minolta SRT .
OK , it was downgraded to an advanced fixed lens point and shoot , with the exposure compensation dial working with auto , but it was good for me .
I love the IQ and colours of the 16mp sensor .
But I still missed out on the SLR experience , until I came across a boxed , new customer return Pentax K-S1 / kit lens plus a new 35mm f2.8 @ £214 total .
There is some logic in this as I have some Pentax lenses from my retired K10D.
It blows away my Sony offerings with a clear viewfinder and 24mp sensor .
The quirky handling , also seems to work for me .I am back in the SLR world .
One element was missing - a zoom for the X-Pro 1 .
This was solved by a new Fuji X-M1 with 16-50 @ £162 .
It did not bother me that all the ancillaries were missing as i went back with the X-Pro battery and SD card to try it out , and , with a new 16-50 costing around £300 , I just needed an inexpensive lens .
it did not work out quite that way in that the X-M has a flip down screen which I love for waist level viewing and it has twin dials making manual exposure a delight ... so I have upped the cost to £200 with battery , lens cap , SD card - and close out leather case !!
Three cameras which will probably see me out , with IQ and handling which suits me in three categories ; Rangefinder style , SLR , advanced compact .
How much did this indulgence cost me ?
In total £630 , enough for a reasonable new camera with the latest technology - but I am content with the flexibility and the picture quality of these outdated rejects - I also have more toys to play with !
dee
