09-26-2011, 09:16 PM
> (those guys take it to the extreme: http://www.backpacki...ight/index.html)
Superb site. But even if you don't take it to the extreme, it is quite fun if you halve the 20-25kg including water & camera.
Anyway, regarding the original post, I just saw the Panasonic GF-3 + 14mm in real life; it is tiny and seems to give the best pancake lens compromise to me. Really not that much to fight about in terms of size when comparing to the GX-100, which I own remains of. If you can afford £400 or equivalent, that might be an option.
On the other hand, I would be a lot more sorry if I had dipped one of those instead of my GX-100 when trying and failing to wade a large swollen mountain stream in North Sweden! But if you are confident you can keep it dry, I'd consider micro 4/3rds (and I expect to go for it myself (G-3) fairly soon if the 100-300mm review goes all right).
Superb site. But even if you don't take it to the extreme, it is quite fun if you halve the 20-25kg including water & camera.
Anyway, regarding the original post, I just saw the Panasonic GF-3 + 14mm in real life; it is tiny and seems to give the best pancake lens compromise to me. Really not that much to fight about in terms of size when comparing to the GX-100, which I own remains of. If you can afford £400 or equivalent, that might be an option.
On the other hand, I would be a lot more sorry if I had dipped one of those instead of my GX-100 when trying and failing to wade a large swollen mountain stream in North Sweden! But if you are confident you can keep it dry, I'd consider micro 4/3rds (and I expect to go for it myself (G-3) fairly soon if the 100-300mm review goes all right).