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I work only in film for now (until I get rich to buy non-amateur digital stuff).
I have a current project that I basically am going to be doing more on the go shots, and hence despite the quality of medium format (not a film price issue), I feel setting up shots and affording a camera with lenses is out of the question. 35mm is going to be what make sense. Here is my list of equipment for traveling and on the go, and thoughts on things I'm wondering about.
Minolta XE-7 (love the action on it, sort of an AE SRT with a better shutter and winder)
16mm Zenitar (wanted)
30mm Pentacon (owned, my favorite wide lens for some reason)
50mm 1.7 MC
58mm 1.4 (wanted, preferred for contrast over 1.2 and body portraits)
135mm Vivitar Close Focus (almost no one knows or cares about this, I thought about getting a Bokina but frankly infinity focus and portrait characteristics are a plus, also longer focal length is good)
300-400mm I don't know what? I need a head shot portrait lens. I could go M42 (adapters are available, XE-7 meters stopped down with a press of button) I can't find any consensus on good lens for Minolta/M42 in this focal length that are f5.6 or lower.
Minolta XD11 ? Comments? Second body? Or get another XE-7? I have an XG-A cheap-o (but it can do everything, it has 9 stops of compensation possible, but was thinking something more rugged).
Olympus OM-2n (love it, but scary to use a flash on since the hot shoes are a bit of a joke, also no 3200 speed. It lacks wide angles in price and or quality I want as well. This isn't really my project camera per say, but usable for anything when needed)
28mm f3.5
50mm 1.8 MIJ
Should I get a 200-400mm for head shots in OM mount instead of Minolta? There is the 300mm 4.5. I had a 200 f4 and it was a great lens until I dropped it and the aperture stopped working. This is complicated because the newer (expensive) 300 and 400 2.8 lenses are swank, and no older lenses had that speed. The 200 I had still gave a bit of the big nose affect for head shots. Lower DOF and sharper with a longer lens has appeal.
P&S night/no bag carry
Olympus Stylus 35mm 3.5 (great camera, sure I want a 2.8 but whatevs)
Yashica T4 (not a super but same lens and system)
Olympus Pen D3 (got to have CLA'd, full functioning though, thinking for fun photos, film economy)
Anything else I might want, in a not too extreme budget? I obsessively look at cameras... and lenses. Where are my gaps? If I had money I'd have an M2 with voigtlander lenses (35mm color skopar, 90mm lanthar, etc), but that is going to have to wait. Right now I am just picking and choosing the best of what I can get.
I have a current project that I basically am going to be doing more on the go shots, and hence despite the quality of medium format (not a film price issue), I feel setting up shots and affording a camera with lenses is out of the question. 35mm is going to be what make sense. Here is my list of equipment for traveling and on the go, and thoughts on things I'm wondering about.
Minolta XE-7 (love the action on it, sort of an AE SRT with a better shutter and winder)
16mm Zenitar (wanted)
30mm Pentacon (owned, my favorite wide lens for some reason)
50mm 1.7 MC
58mm 1.4 (wanted, preferred for contrast over 1.2 and body portraits)
135mm Vivitar Close Focus (almost no one knows or cares about this, I thought about getting a Bokina but frankly infinity focus and portrait characteristics are a plus, also longer focal length is good)
300-400mm I don't know what? I need a head shot portrait lens. I could go M42 (adapters are available, XE-7 meters stopped down with a press of button) I can't find any consensus on good lens for Minolta/M42 in this focal length that are f5.6 or lower.
Minolta XD11 ? Comments? Second body? Or get another XE-7? I have an XG-A cheap-o (but it can do everything, it has 9 stops of compensation possible, but was thinking something more rugged).
Olympus OM-2n (love it, but scary to use a flash on since the hot shoes are a bit of a joke, also no 3200 speed. It lacks wide angles in price and or quality I want as well. This isn't really my project camera per say, but usable for anything when needed)
28mm f3.5
50mm 1.8 MIJ
Should I get a 200-400mm for head shots in OM mount instead of Minolta? There is the 300mm 4.5. I had a 200 f4 and it was a great lens until I dropped it and the aperture stopped working. This is complicated because the newer (expensive) 300 and 400 2.8 lenses are swank, and no older lenses had that speed. The 200 I had still gave a bit of the big nose affect for head shots. Lower DOF and sharper with a longer lens has appeal.
P&S night/no bag carry
Olympus Stylus 35mm 3.5 (great camera, sure I want a 2.8 but whatevs)
Yashica T4 (not a super but same lens and system)
Olympus Pen D3 (got to have CLA'd, full functioning though, thinking for fun photos, film economy)
Anything else I might want, in a not too extreme budget? I obsessively look at cameras... and lenses. Where are my gaps? If I had money I'd have an M2 with voigtlander lenses (35mm color skopar, 90mm lanthar, etc), but that is going to have to wait. Right now I am just picking and choosing the best of what I can get.