Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chuck, > >7. This is subjective. The moment I take it out the bag - everyone looks > >at you. (Could be a pllus point for some!!). I cannot take pictures > unnoticed. > > More so than a chrome M6? I don't think so. Plus, any thief worthy of the > name can spot a Leica at 100 yards, no matter how much tape is used to > disguise it. I agree with you. If I ever become a thief, I will be able to identify my "prey" at least 50m away. On a lighter side, some of my friends believe that taping and using a black body makes a photographer feels "concealed". We all agree over a beer that it sounds like something from the old spy comedy - GET SMART. > >5. The 90/2.8 lense hood is not built in and big. > > None of the hoods are integral - but there is no reason to ever remove > them. My entire outfit - camers, 28, 45 & 90 lenses (with hoods in place > and slip-on caps over the hoods), and TLA 200 dedicated flash - fits easily > in a LowePro bag that measures 8" w x 7" h x 4" d. And there's lots of > room left over for film, etc. I use LowePro too. Its very convenient. I just wish that its integrated like my Elmarit 90/2.8. Regards, Lee Yan Zhan