Jorgen Udvang
Subscriber Member
Just a few thoughts about "walkaround" from someone who has neither the Sony, nor the Pentax nor the Panasonic:
As long as I have the camera in my hand, taking photos, I never think about the size of the thing (but then I don't think much, and sometimes I forget what focal length I'm using, and get surprised when looking through the viewfinder finding myself in a different world than expected
). Seen from that point of view, I think that the A900 with a large lens, like the 135/1.8, would be as functional as a K20D with a pancake or the G1 with a tiny zoom.
What is bothersome however, is when I don't take photos, being transported from one place to another, moving around in shops (and public toilets, try turning around in a toilet booth with a Nikkor 80-200 AF-S over your shoulder) or finding space for the camera on top of a restaurant table.
Although I have never owned a Pentax, since they started on their Limited series of lenses, I've looked upon them as the ideal walkaround alternative to Leica, at least in the digital world, and unless you want to use zooms. The G1 changes the rules quite a bit of course, but that doesn't make the Pentax less attractive, and it's the only game in town if you want fast, compact, image stabilised lenses with autofocus.
The solution? Never sell a camera. I realised that too late, the day after I sold my Rolleiflex 4x4, and I've lived by it ever since. Having too many cameras may seem like a waste of space and money, but have you ever heard about a carpenter complaining that he has too many hammers?
As long as I have the camera in my hand, taking photos, I never think about the size of the thing (but then I don't think much, and sometimes I forget what focal length I'm using, and get surprised when looking through the viewfinder finding myself in a different world than expected
). Seen from that point of view, I think that the A900 with a large lens, like the 135/1.8, would be as functional as a K20D with a pancake or the G1 with a tiny zoom.What is bothersome however, is when I don't take photos, being transported from one place to another, moving around in shops (and public toilets, try turning around in a toilet booth with a Nikkor 80-200 AF-S over your shoulder) or finding space for the camera on top of a restaurant table.
Although I have never owned a Pentax, since they started on their Limited series of lenses, I've looked upon them as the ideal walkaround alternative to Leica, at least in the digital world, and unless you want to use zooms. The G1 changes the rules quite a bit of course, but that doesn't make the Pentax less attractive, and it's the only game in town if you want fast, compact, image stabilised lenses with autofocus.
The solution? Never sell a camera. I realised that too late, the day after I sold my Rolleiflex 4x4, and I've lived by it ever since. Having too many cameras may seem like a waste of space and money, but have you ever heard about a carpenter complaining that he has too many hammers?
