biza43

Whatever... "Equivalence" is a good topic for discussion, gives you nerdy bragging rights too:) In the end, historically, for different sizes of light gathering media (film based, or silicon ...

Sounds like a reasonable plan. Unless you need to shoot in really low light and/or fast shutter speeds, f2.8 is ok.

Good one.

I was going to recommend the Lowepro Flipside Trek series.

Under that light, any compact camera with small sensor will do fine. The compact camera of today is in your phone.

Get a D850.

Leica 75 f1.4 Summilux.

In mint condition. I am selling it because I need a larger shoulder bag. Asking EUR 70. Will ship to Europe and USA.

For what you plan to shoot, 35mm is certainly adequate. Perhaps complement that with a 85mm lens. Don't think about what shots you will miss by not having every focal length imaginable; rather use ...

Tokina Firin 20 f2.

f4 is a bit limiting for astro shots.

Not me.

Olympus should know. Normally, important camera makers launch Pro -series lenses. Canon has the L line; Nikon have a similar line; Sony has G/GM/ZA lenses. Normally, such pro-oriented lenses offer ...

Voigtlander Sony FE 65 f2 macro.

Seems like you don't mind MF and primes, so the Loxia 21 for landscapes is a no brainer. So is the 110 for macro.

Yes and No. It will depend on several things.

Interesting.

Sure, why not?

Why can't we just all accept that lenses are compromises? Clearly a standard zoom starting at 28mm was decided based on keeping the lens as small as possible, within certain design and performance ...

Two things made me buy into m43 again: - Pen F - 25 f1.2 lens Reason: excellent image quality plus the way the lens renders.