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- John
Great lens. I just picked a Lumix 45-175 PZ. I'll take it out today and give it a go. At the price I paid I just had to get it.
I liked that one.
Internal zoom if I remember correctly.
Great lens. I just picked a Lumix 45-175 PZ. I'll take it out today and give it a go. At the price I paid I just had to get it.
I don't know what it says about me...but the more I see these old film cameras, the more I wish newer cameras took more design cues from them now. I know there are some...and it is one of the reasons I love the Olympus PEN-F and the Fuji XPro and X100 lines. I realize I'm in the minority here.The news member of team Film:
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A Kiev 4 AM with Helios-103 53mm f/1.8 lens in very good working condition (minus the self timer, but I'm okay with that - it's also the only part of the camera missing more than a few flakes of paint).
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You're certainly not in a minority of one. I do love those "classic" cameras - btw., the Kiev handles much, much better than its somewhat ambivalent reputation suggests - and certainly enjoy shooting with their modern re-incarnations; I like the X-E3 as well as the GX9 and E-M5 III, all of which take major design clues from iconic cameras of the film area (though the GX9 is decidedly *not* vintage in its actual handling). That said, I'm really glad there are true digital rangefinders as well - I'm not ashamed to admit that shooting with them feels the purest, most authentic to me, and the way I create images with those cameras bears that out. I shoot differently, though of course my choice of favourite subject matter stays more or less the same. And the number of keepers is certainly higher than with any other type of camera.I don't know what it says about me...but the more I see these old film cameras, the more I wish newer cameras took more design cues from them now. I know there are some...and it is one of the reasons I love the Olympus PEN-F and the Fuji XPro and X100 lines. I realize I'm in the minority here.
Sexy, functional, no frills for a pleasant shooting experience.
I look at my shelf in the office and see all those film rangefinders and TLR cameras.....lovely devices and still in working condition today.
It is and quite nice.I liked that one.
Internal zoom if I remember correctly.
I think I caught a bad case of corona-quarantine-shopping-online-fever. In the last few weeks I have accumulated a new Dell XPS 15 7590, Thunderbolt Dock, G-Technology 6TB Thunderbolt 3 external drive, Transcend DVD external drive, Mackie CR3 stereo speakers and a BenQ SW240 monitor.
My "old" computer isn't really old but it is a desktop and I kept wondering what I would do if I had to be hospitalized (I run several websites and a forum) and also not being able to travel away from home more than a day or 2. So, I had an excuse to get a laptop. All the other stuff means I don't have to try to keep up 2 computers; now I can sell my desktop whole or in parts. Or it will sit in my storage unit just like my last perfectly good desktop PC.
A super-nice combo I also own myself; apart from the unreasonable wish to some day own an X-Pro, the X-E3 is all I can wish for: small, capable, with really nice results; the same goes for the 23mm - very compelling lens overall (in spite of the distinct glow wide open near the minimum focusing distance - but that can be considered a feature as well, compare the Sigma 45mm f/2.8 C ...).Go small or go home. Or, when things don’t work out, start over with a rangefinder and prime you know does work very
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My dad has already made mention of me getting Xpro fever again. They are great cameras. I’ve always had a love for the X-Pro2 from the first time I shot with one. But as you mentioned, the X-E3 is a very capable rangefinder.A super-nice combo I also own myself; apart from the unreasonable wish to some day own an X-Pro,
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My dad has already made mention of me getting Xpro fever again. They are great cameras. I’ve always had a love for the X-Pro2 from the first time I shot with one. But as you mentioned, the X-E3 is a very capable rangefinder.
That is a tough question. I absolutely love the Pro2. But the Pro3 has the super low light AF performance, or actually better, that had me moving to a X-T2 with battery grip to get. Maybe both if I could swing it.Would you go for another X-Pro2 or get the X-Pro3?