Thor, it looks like you have a taste for the higher class cameras. In
thinking out of the box regarding the Leica, Contax, Voigtlander, etc. and
depending on the conveience you desire. Jeff Dilcher has a good idea on the
Olympus. The down side is you may have problems with exposure metering (if
the XA has a built in meter) Kodachrome, which was my favorite.
The Nikon with different lens would be a good choice. The rf is nostaligic
in my opinion but I prefer the slr for interchangable lens use because of
the viewfinder.
Your trip sounds interesting. I hope you post some of you pictures..
Roger
Another question from the peanut gallery :-)
As long as I can manage to carry my Rollei gear (yes, it *is* heavy), I'll be using it for as much as possible.
However, for occasions where I just want something light in my bag on the way to work (think Daniel), or when travelling to countries where I don't want to risk the attention with the Rollei (i.e. South America), I like to bring along a 35mm camera. Or when going to the playground with my son (although I do on occasion bring along the Rollei...).
I bought a Nikon FM2 a few years back while working for a newspaper, I wanted something robust and reliable, and the optical quality was not important (it was a newspaper, after all) so I picked up a cheapo Sigma 28-210mm zoom. The system was perfect for what I needed, mechanical, reliable, one lens to cover everything.
However, the lens is falling apart, and I'd like better image quality when shooting 35 than what I'm getting. Also, being light and/or inconspicuous is a plus. It's lighter than the Rollei, but I'm wondering how much smaller/lighter a RF setup would be.
So my options boil down to getting a new lens or three for the Nikon (they made a *lot* of lenses through the years, but I'm sure I could find a nice set that would cover most everything if I searched the net for a while), or selling it and picking up a RF.
I've never actually used a RF system, but having done research recently for some friends (I ended up recommending the Bessa R2 to them) I'm more and more curious. Maybe a Bessa would be nice for me too, with a lens or three. Small, light, compact, quiet. No offense to the Leica crowd, but I really don't see what all the fuss is about, either they cost a fortune (M6) or they're so old and quirky that the handling suffers (i.e. film loading, shutter leaking light, etc).
But then again, I don't know. Never used a Leica. I can't afford one anyway, and my main question was what are the main strengths and weaknesses of SLR vs RF? What will I gain/miss for casual snaps, taking pictures on walks or when travelling light? I shoot Kodachrome 64 pretty much exclusively when in 35mm. Maybe some B&W now and then.
Looking forward to opinionated opinions :-)
Sorry this was OT.
Cheers, Thor
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