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markhout

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When is the right time to upgrade?
« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2010, 09:43:48 am »

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(Just invested $250 in a 3rd party 85mm 1.4 to see what that's like - can always offload on eBay if needed).

Just to follow up - I tried this Rokinon and although it may be a nice gimmick at 1.4, the IQ useless stopped down.

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When is the right time to upgrade?
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2010, 10:36:27 am »

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Unless your camera is THE VERY BEST then it will always limit you in SOME sort of way. Maybe not in a way that you even care about. Perhaps the camera you shoot now has 7 fps and the best one shoots 9 fps. That's a limitation but not one you would care about unless you shot sports.
There is no such thing as an ideal camera... you want:
10 frames per second
60 Mpx
light weight
pocket-able
His-res, wide ranging zoom

¿remember when you could upgrade to the Speed Graphic and shoot several frames a minute? and hand hold it if you needed to? me (me neither).

The H4D-60 will be a good "point-and-shoot" but
it is about 4Kg with the zoom or 300, and with it you need a
Sinar P3 for when you need a full range of movements, and a
set of Apo-Digitars, all with
Electronic shutters for when you need
Pocket wizard remote operation or a
shutter-beam,
and a D3 for low light
and an M9 for your handbag
and a D-lux 4 for you pocket.

...any camera will limit you in some way.
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