Jamgolf
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Drum roll ... It will be 32mm + Cambo 1200 (possibly RC400)
Thank you for letting me pick your brains and indulging in my rigmarole.
So I pondered over this a lot and lost sleep analyzing so many variables:
HPF rings and their advantages, center filters and their consequences, lens field of view, weight + size and their effect on usability, camera tactile feedback, lens image circles, possible camera movements, image quality and finally what I can afford.
I looked at tech camera images thread many times with critical eye. I tried to look past artistic vision and cut through to image quality alone i.e. Does an image look good because of composition, technique, post processing skills etc. or is it optically superior.
I also looked at hundreds of my own images to determine which focal length I most used, enjoyed most and missed not having in certain situations.
I also contacted members who own 32mm HR and did not post directly in this thread and asked how they felt. Its a resounding and unanimous thumbs up, and some of them own quite a few other lenses too.
Choice of Cambo is simply a compromise, for me. In an ideal world I would get Alpa STC. I really want it, but the cost difference is ~$6K and unfortunately despite my father's persistent advice to become a doctor, I became an engineer, so too late now - I just can't afford everything [kidding]
So I'm simply spending more money on glass than on a camera body. Something I have always done.
Thanks again everyone. You've been great.
Now on to ordering this equipment.
Sincerely
-Jawad
Thank you for letting me pick your brains and indulging in my rigmarole.
So I pondered over this a lot and lost sleep analyzing so many variables:
HPF rings and their advantages, center filters and their consequences, lens field of view, weight + size and their effect on usability, camera tactile feedback, lens image circles, possible camera movements, image quality and finally what I can afford.
I looked at tech camera images thread many times with critical eye. I tried to look past artistic vision and cut through to image quality alone i.e. Does an image look good because of composition, technique, post processing skills etc. or is it optically superior.
I also looked at hundreds of my own images to determine which focal length I most used, enjoyed most and missed not having in certain situations.
I also contacted members who own 32mm HR and did not post directly in this thread and asked how they felt. Its a resounding and unanimous thumbs up, and some of them own quite a few other lenses too.
Choice of Cambo is simply a compromise, for me. In an ideal world I would get Alpa STC. I really want it, but the cost difference is ~$6K and unfortunately despite my father's persistent advice to become a doctor, I became an engineer, so too late now - I just can't afford everything [kidding]
So I'm simply spending more money on glass than on a camera body. Something I have always done.
Thanks again everyone. You've been great.
Now on to ordering this equipment.
Sincerely
-Jawad
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