Indispensable: Hexar RF, ZM Biogon 35
July 4th, 2007
photo courtesy of www.anthonysnaps.com
That’s my rig. The camera I carry everyday, everywhere. It’s sitting on the floor next to me as I write this, and it’s twin with the 50 Hex is sitting by the door, ready to go. After using these Hexars for couple of years, they’ve become a part of me. I feel kind of naked without one of them, but I don’t even notice them when one is hanging off my shoulder. There’s something to be said for any camera that you can use and forget. If you’ve got one, hang on to it. There will always be time to upgrade later, but there will rarely ever be enough time to bond with another old favorite.
BTW, Kate calls pictures like this ‘camera porn,’ a term also useful for things like the KEH catalog.
July 4th, 2007
Tell her it’s a magnific term: camera porn, hard to define it better. :-)
I’m an addict to camera porn, btw. dpreview, magazines, catalogs…
July 5th, 2007
Yeah, once you are addicted, it’s hard to refrain. I’ve been jonesing lately, though. KEH and Freestyle and B&H haven’t started mailing catalogs to my new apartment . . .
July 5th, 2007
I use a different strategy:no filters and always a lens shade on… It may be true these ZM lenses are flare free, but I think there’s always some risk of reflections coming from the filter… what is your take on that ?
July 5th, 2007
I’ve had good luck with B+W multicoated filters. I’ve done enough testing to convince myself that any increased risk of flare is pretty minimal. In any event, when flare looks possible, I usually try to find a way to intensify it.
Another option is a step up ring, which acts as shades. I go back and forth on this.