Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, I've never been to Rome and have no sense of the city apart from the obvious tourist stuff. If I only have a few hours break, is there a more 'interesting' area of streets etc to get more of a real flavour? I'll still shoot with a digi, just can't lug gear around. Matt. On 20/10/2005, at 12:14, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > David, > > You will have lots of opportunities for moody, misty/rainy > shots ;-) The average temperature in Rome in December ranges from > 5 to 15 C (about 40 to 60 F) and the month has 9 precipitation days > (defined as days with at least 1mm of rain). So that is actually > not bad--heck, it describes a Dutch SUMMER! :-). Florence and > Venice have a similar amount of precipitation as Rome but are > slightly colder. > > Regarding the zoom, you may have some use for it--building details, > people shots and so on, but in general Italian cities favor the > shorter lenses. > > Nathan > > David Lee wrote: > >> I am planning to take a guided tour during X-mas which covers >> Rome, Florence and Venice. What would be weather like around that >> time? I am also wondering if 80-200 zoom will be useful for lots >> of pictures in addition to wide angle lens. >> Best Regards, >> David >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >