Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Many, many thanks to all who have responded to my inquiry, both here and = by private mail. There were a few interesting remarks that have left me thinking. = Especially the fact that indeed, whenever I go out to photograph, I = *always* favor the M (whichever one has film in it at the time). The = Mamiya is always a conscious effort and I mainly use it with a panoramic = adapter for landscapes. In addition, some of the more interesting things = I've shot have been done with the 21 (with a bubble level) and the = Noctilux (wide open and with Infrared). Funny because by the time I read the last digest, I had already packed = the M6 with the four lenses, a KGOON with legs, a small vivitar 253 = flash (highly recommended by the way, it uses a 9v battery) to use on = auto for day fill at f/4 and the 90 (plus any combination of = ND+Pola+warming filter and using slow film), some cleaning items, hoods, = a polarizer, an 81B, a tobacco gradient, a pocket timer, and a cable = release. All this in a Galen Rowell chest pack.=20 In the end, I decided on the Leica because I can load it instinctively = in the dark whereas the Mamiya is very fiddly plus I would have to carry = twice as much 120 film.=20 Thanks again to all, I appreciate and value the variety of helpful = thoughts you all presented. Jorge Fernandez US Embassy, Madrid