Hammer wrote:I've lost two Lumix cameras to moisture this year, both due to being caught in heavy rain...ugh. I've got the Olympus TG3 which I cary kayaking, but the image quality is really marginal compared to the Lumix. The Lumix 100 looks great and is half the price of a comparable micro 4/3 system, but not at all moisture proof and significantly larger than the previous models.

boyfalldown wrote:Ok, if you insist. Taken on an IPhone 5s.

boyfalldown wrote:There is no big trick to training a cat right, you just have to start em young... This was taken with a Canon 20d and sigma 24-70 F2.8 lens, Flash bounced off the ceiling. My latest airplane and skydiving rig is a Canon SL1, a super light weight yet full featured DSLR.

Hmmm, I can't figure out why the photo won't attach...

Zzz wrote:Blam!

Hammer wrote:Do the converters for the 35mm lenses change the focal length (aside from the normal magnification inherent to the sensor size) or anything else on the micro 4/3 bodies?

I have most of the best manual focus lenses Nikon ever made. 15mm flat field, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f1.4, 105mm f1.8, 105mm f2.8 macro, 180mm f2.8 ED, plus the highest end zooms they made at the time. I could throw a box of slides on the light table (go to wikipedia for reference) and without a loop instantly pick out every image taken with the 105mm f1.8 or the 180mm f2.8. They were that much sharper than any other glass being made at the time. I mentioned that in an article I did for Nikon World a couple decades ago and they quietly edited it out without telling me. I thought that was sort of funny.

I'd LOVE to use these lenses again but don't want to lug R2D2 around to do so. I'm tempted by the Df, but it's still a damn big camera body, and $3,000.

I'm amazed Nikon hasn't come out with a full frame digital body the size of the FM2. I'd buy one. I'd also buy the fujifilm X100T if it came with a 21mm lens instead of a 35mm lens. Oh right...Leica already makes that...for $13,032.00

I've lost two Lumix cameras to moisture this year, both due to being caught in heavy rain...ugh. I've got the Olympus TG3 which I cary kayaking, but the image quality is really marginal compared to the Lumix. The Lumix 100 looks great and is half the price of a comparable micro 4/3 system, but not at all moisture proof and significantly larger than the previous models.

One thing that really limits the cameras I'll consider is I want a minimum of 24mm equivalency at the low end, 20mm would be better, and most point n shoot cameras stop at 28mm. Seems like a small difference but I've never liked 28mm, or 35mm for that matter.

Zzz wrote:Post cat pics

Denali wrote:

Finally, I have dumped every last Canon Digital DSLR body except for a lone Canon 50D which I have to have for my work. I do however have bags of L series glass, all Full Format lenses. I have been shooting so long that I am a creature of habit, and I can not wean myself off of an optical viewfinder. I also have been favoring somewhat fast primes, such as the Canon 85mm F1.8, and the 135mm F2, I also love love love my Canon 100mm F 2.8 Macro. In the final analysis, you choose what's right for you and your budget.

MontanaT-craft wrote:

Hammer wrote:I've lost two Lumix cameras to moisture this year, both due to being caught in heavy rain...ugh. I've got the Olympus TG3 which I cary kayaking, but the image quality is really marginal compared to the Lumix. The Lumix 100 looks great and is half the price of a comparable micro 4/3 system, but not at all moisture proof and significantly larger than the previous models.

When I want a high quality photo I use my Nikon D600. But for something small to always carry around for quick access, I am going to try the Nikon AW130. AW means that it is waterproof, shockproof, and freezeproof (within limits of course), and it has a 2.8 lens with zoom. I won't be afraid to take it out if I am in an Alaskan drizzle or if I slip and fall into a Montana trout stream. It's specs sound terrific and I am anxious to try it out.
Charles

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Hammer wrote:
That 10x magnification for manual focusing is a freaking godsend. No optical viewfinder I've ever used even came close to that level of refinement, especially in low light.

Denali wrote:So, are there any recommendations for a tough and rugged camera like the Nikon AW130, but having a larger sensor?