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Another problem with the society today is that as soon as anyone tries something different, there's an angry mob with torches and pitchforks trying to force that person back into the line of boring conformity with everyone else.

I logged in just to like this legendary post! The Internet is rather scary these days! 
 
Anyway, loving what the OP did with his/her camera, plus his/her responses to the negative comments!
 
Looking forward to your next look OP. 

Milandro I agree with everything you said and (as I already said) I came to the same conclusions and have no regrets about my purchase. 
 
That said, you're being a bit defensive and I'm not sure why. The people who preferred the XF lens weren't attacking you or claiming your points were wrong, they were just sharing their experience and reasoning behind preferring the bigger, more expensive option. If this thread only had people saying the XC was cheaper and just as good it wouldn't be a reliable source of information for the OP, even if that was totally true. 
 
Anyway, peace and love to all who enjoy shooting things that are far away! I can't wait for that 100-400mm to come out and ruin our lives with it's weight, expense and excellence

Hi All,
 
my first posting here, since leaving m43 and later Sony. Wanted a good zoom and 16+ megapixel setup, so I can not wait for the XT-2. For now the 100-400 is coupled with the XT-1. Had a wonderful time in the coastal area in Holland, waterleidingduinen it is called.
 

 

 

 

 
 

Wouldn't do it even if it took only 2 seconds. Most of the time I'm travelling with family, and thus don't have time to keep changing lenses as well. Also, being a klutz I am, I would have the tendency to drop the lenses during the change, so I'd rather not take the chance.  
Hardly a bar of gold, really. Got it for effectively €400, but all the more reason to treasure it since I can't afford to pay the original price!

Glad you could appreciate this post. I also like The post from Tommyboy. Very strong.
 
I'm a "he" by the way
 
Grtz Dan

I logged in just to like this legendary post! The Internet is rather scary these days! 
 
Anyway, loving what the OP did with his/her camera, plus his/her responses to the negative comments!
 
Looking forward to your next look OP. 

This thread has become so interesting, ironic, and kind of distressing—pun intended.
 
Distressed jeans. Distressed furniture. It's a design concept. It's not for everyone, and many of us, myself included, protect our camera to preserve its luster. I respect those whose view are divergent from my own, particularly if they seem peculiar or unexpected. 
 
I like what the OPer did to his camera. I admire his chutzpah. I draw no conclusions about him, the person, from this act. I can't judge him by the appearance of one of his possessions, I can't judge a book by its cover, and I can't make an assumption of the whole individual from this narrow slice of what I know about him. It seems reasonable to not like what he did to his camera, and to act on that revulsion by choosing not to do it to your own camera, but to draw conclusions about him, to judge him, and to and sling accusations about his purpose, his outlook, his world view. . . .   That, to me, is the false veneer.