Dear All,
As some of you know, I recently bought a non-mu43 DSLR and next to that I am also planning to move back to the Netherlands with my whole family (already before the end of this year). Besides some home improvement projects (painting outside + bathroom renovation) I hope to invest more private time into photography (with couple of my Dutch friends) and (also) less into equipment. At least less with respect to mu43, so I thought this is the right time for me to slowly say goodbye here.
Thanks to all members and people contributing to this site in other ways, I enjoyed spending time here and often found the information I was looking for (and hope I helped others properly as well), so summarized a great forum, I was happy to be a part of.
Why no mu43 for me? I am not ready to pay the price premium for compactness and prefer the OVF as well as the larger sensor with larger (for my better) native lens line-up. Although not as compact (already owning a Panasonic LX3), I think I get more for less with the Pentax K-x (+ lenses). And also see less limitation to extend my set to my wishes. Mu-43 is already good (GF2 with 20 mm F1.7 is tempting) and probably will get closer and closer, but I wanted to start now (at my budget, incl OVF).
My set:
- K-x + 18-55 mm II + 50-200 mm kit lenses
- 28 mm A F2.8, 50 mm A F1.4, 135 mm A F2.8, 200 m m M F4 manual focus primes
- Tamron 10-24 mm ultra wide angle auto focus zoom
- External Flash
- Tripod
Planning to buy before the end of the year
- 35 mm F2.4
- IR filter and polarizer (and ND filter)
Dreaming of buying next year
- Fast auto focus tele zoom (F2.8) and/or Fast auto focus portrait prime (50-80 mm range)
- Auto focus macro lens (probably start with extension tubes)
Maybe later
- Auto focus tele prime (200 - 300 mm range)
- Fisheye (< 10 mm)
- More light
- GF3 (with 20 mm F1.7) - 30 m waterproof
If I don't forget (feel free to remind me (I will get e-mail notice on PM's)) then I will post (links to) some photos here.
- And of course I will follow the mu43 roadmap (need replacement of LX3 in case it dies on me)
Thanks, enjoy, best regards,
Joep
As some of you know, I recently bought a non-mu43 DSLR and next to that I am also planning to move back to the Netherlands with my whole family (already before the end of this year). Besides some home improvement projects (painting outside + bathroom renovation) I hope to invest more private time into photography (with couple of my Dutch friends) and (also) less into equipment. At least less with respect to mu43, so I thought this is the right time for me to slowly say goodbye here.
Thanks to all members and people contributing to this site in other ways, I enjoyed spending time here and often found the information I was looking for (and hope I helped others properly as well), so summarized a great forum, I was happy to be a part of.
Why no mu43 for me? I am not ready to pay the price premium for compactness and prefer the OVF as well as the larger sensor with larger (for my better) native lens line-up. Although not as compact (already owning a Panasonic LX3), I think I get more for less with the Pentax K-x (+ lenses). And also see less limitation to extend my set to my wishes. Mu-43 is already good (GF2 with 20 mm F1.7 is tempting) and probably will get closer and closer, but I wanted to start now (at my budget, incl OVF).
My set:
- K-x + 18-55 mm II + 50-200 mm kit lenses
- 28 mm A F2.8, 50 mm A F1.4, 135 mm A F2.8, 200 m m M F4 manual focus primes
- Tamron 10-24 mm ultra wide angle auto focus zoom
- External Flash
- Tripod
Planning to buy before the end of the year
- 35 mm F2.4
- IR filter and polarizer (and ND filter)
Dreaming of buying next year
- Fast auto focus tele zoom (F2.8) and/or Fast auto focus portrait prime (50-80 mm range)
- Auto focus macro lens (probably start with extension tubes)
Maybe later
- Auto focus tele prime (200 - 300 mm range)
- Fisheye (< 10 mm)
- More light
- GF3 (with 20 mm F1.7) - 30 m waterproof

If I don't forget (feel free to remind me (I will get e-mail notice on PM's)) then I will post (links to) some photos here.
- And of course I will follow the mu43 roadmap (need replacement of LX3 in case it dies on me)
Thanks, enjoy, best regards,
Joep