Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George, Yes, I do narrow it down a bit on photo outings. ?If I know where and what I am going to shoot, then I take the appropriate items. ?We are now in Ontario Canada at Niagra Falls, and the decision is which to take with me tomorrow. ?;-) ?I am thinking the M8 with maybe the 21 and the 50. ?It will be wet, so I am pressing into Tina territory here, although I do not plan on taking a dunk in the river. :-) ?On the other hand the R8/DMR is a bit more water tight (?), so i could use that with the 24 and 90. ?Any suggestions, anyone, pro and con? ?A rain proof (?) jacket will also be taken. ? Should be a nice day for shooting... Cheers, Gene -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>: -------------- > Gene, the "I cannot go out shooting with one kit?" attitude seems the > problem. > Of course you can; > you can go out shooting with one body and lens. > > It's all about "intention" and "purpose." > If you need to take everything you own out on a shoot > it indicates that you don't know why you're going out "on a shoot." > (and that's fine and fun - to head out and discover the purpose as > you go). > > However, if you go out with the intention > of learning everything possible about > your environment and way of seeing through a 50mm lux; > then that's all you need to take. > > Just as if your intention and purpose > is to get the most incredible details of birds in the wild > requires telephoto; the 15mm just won't help; so why take it? > > Intention and purpose makes for the smallest kit. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On May 25, 2009, at 10:40 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote: > > > I am going through a sort of delema these days... I have both a > > R8DMR and a M8. Both make fabulouse images, but the R8DMR is large > > and heavy. However the the M8 has its limitations. The R8DMR is > > great with 50 and longer lenses, and the M8 is better with 50 and > > shorter lenses. I cannot go out shooting with one kit it seems, as > > I don't know what I will find to shoot. So I am doomed to take > > both kits with me. ;-) On the other hand I have the perfect > > combination of tools... > > > > Gene > > > > -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter > > : -------------- > > > > > >> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:06 PM, David Rodgers wrote: > >> > >>> I don't see that much functional difference between an M8 and a DSLR > >>> coupled with small prime lenses. > >> > >> > >> I tried, Oh how I tried to use a dslr with primes, and I got some > >> very good > >> results. Pentax makes some lovely little primes, and I have > >> several screw > >> and K mount legacy fast lenses, so it seemed a natural > >> > >> But I just didn't have the control with the Pentax K10D that I do > >> with the > >> M8. After shooting with an M camera for so many years, I never > >> could get > >> used to remembering where all the stuff was on the dials and > >> buttons. I > >> don't have the digital virtuosity in my hands to manipulate all > >> that stuff, > >> let alone find the menus and sub-menus. > >> > >> The size difference is negligible, but the faster lenses, and the > >> higher > >> image quality make me happy I made this choice. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> > >> Sonny > >> http://www.sonc.com > >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ > >> Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) > >> USA > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information