Even I'm rethinking the OM-D. Did I say that?
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/25/2012 8:59 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> So, I've been spending time on the motorcycle, enjoying the fresh air
> and fresh perspectives, etc.
>
> Have also been thinking about how to arm myself when out cruising.
> Yesterday, I took my wife's Nikon P&S, but didn't use it. I've also
> used the iPhone a couple of times. Did okay for the purpose at hand,
> but not exactly what I'm looking for.
>
> I know Nathan likes his X-100 when cycling, and I've given it some
> thought, but if I recall correctly, it's fixed lens and the fix is
> about a 35mm equivalent--a good "street" lens but falls a little
> short for those nice portraits of people you meet while
> two-wheeling.
>
> There have been countless threads on the smaller, more compact kits,
> and I confess to not having paid much attention to them because I was
> set with my Nykon stuff. But fact is, even with a striped down kit,
> wearing a backpack full of great while motorcycling around doesn't
> exactly fill me with enthusiasm.
>
> The X-Pro 100 looked good, but all reports are that it's so finicky
> at this point I'd never manage to actually get a shot off.<g>
>
> Based on what I've seen riding, my guess as to what I'd be doing is a
> lot of modified "street" work, much of it converted to black and
> white, and if I can work up the guts and get a couple of those
> printed index-card sized pads of model releases, some informal
> portraiture of interesting folks met along the way. IQ would be a
> factor, of course, with the ability to uprez to a manageable (read
> hangable) size.
>
> Scary as it seems to someone who's been jerked around by Olympus once
> too often, that OM-D kinds sounds about right. Or close to the mark,
> anyway.
>
> So, suggestions welcome.
>
> And thanks in advance.
>
> --Bob
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