Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark/Peter, The best way to get rid of a frozen shoulder is yoga (or tai chi, I would guess). I had a severe attack a few years ago, and after starting a course of yoga (with no medication), I was back to golf in 9 months. Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Mark Pope <mark at whitedogs.co.uk> wrote: > Peter, > > my wife Karin has a frozen shoulder too, so I know (albeit secondhand) how > debilitating this condition can be. > > With regard to your outfit(s), I would be inclined to take the M8. > If weight is really at a premium, then you may find you could get away with > the 35mm f1.4 and 90mm lenses. The whole outfit would easily fit in a > fanny > pack. I often have the M8 with 28 or 35 and 90 in a small Lowepro pack. > No > weight on necks, shoulders (or in my case, lower back). You'll get good > low-light capability with the 35mm and it sits nicely in between the 28mm > and 50mm lenses. > > The second option for me would be 28/50/90. The 28 f3.5 is pretty dinky, > so wouldn't take up much space or add very much weight. > > Have you compared the weights of the two outfits - I can't imagine that > there is that much in it to be honest. > > > > > > Mark Pope, > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > Homepage http://www.monomagic.co.uk > Blog http://www.monomagic.co.uk/blog > Picture a week (2010) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2010 > Picture a week (2009) > http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2009 > (2008) http://www.monomagic.co.uk/index.php?gallery=paw/2008 > > > Peter Klein wrote: > >> It looks like we are going to Israel for 2 weeks later this fall. It will >> be our first time there. We'll be spending the first week in and near Tel >> Aviv and Haifa, sometimes on our own and sometimes with relatives who live >> there. Then we'll take a weeklong bus tour around the country. We'll be >> moving around quite a bit, mostly on foot or in buses. So whatever I take >> will be carried around a lot. >> >> I'll have a decision to make about cameras. I could take: >> >> * M8, 28/3.5 VC, 35/2 or 35/1.4, maybe 50/1.5 and/or 90/3.5 VC. This >> is what I usually travel with. >> * G1, 14-54 f/4-ish kit zoom, 20/1.7, and VC 90/3.5. This worked >> pretty well for me on my recent Canada trip. >> >> Right now, the heart is saying Leica and the head is saying G1. I have a >> painful "frozen" right shoulder, which probably won't get better until >> next >> year sometime, so it's better to keep things light on my neck and other >> shoulder. I'm also developing a cataract on my right (shooting) eye. So >> far it's just softened things a little and lowered my visual contrast. My >> glasses still correct my right eye to 20/20, so it's nowhere near the >> surgery stage. It's not really hurt my ability to focus yet, but it has >> reduced my confidence. >> >> In favor of the M8: >> >> * Higher image quality. >> * If I want a big print for my wall, likelier to have sufficient IQ. >> * Better low-light ability for family, dusk & night shots, or cloudy >> days. >> * Optical VF and no blackout, so faster to shoot and get what I saw. >> * No issues with autofocus focusing on the wrong thing >> * All the controls are where God and HCB intended :-) >> * What's the point of having a Leica if I don't take it on a >> highlight-of-my-life trip? >> * Camera is insured >> * I could take a fanny pack or photo vest to keep some of the weight >> off the bad shoulder >> >> In favor of the G1: >> >> * Image quality, while not Leica, is probably good enough esp. in >> sunlight and 8x10-ish or less. >> * Significantly lighter, smaller kit >> * The 20/1.7 is a great lens; I'm still covered for reasonable lower >> light, though not for true "available dark" >> * Won't be changing lenses nearly so often. >> * More versatile. >> * The 90/3.5 makes a great almost-200m equivalent. >> * Don't have to worry about focusing (except for the 90). >> * If it gets damaged or stolen, it's not the end of the world. >> * Built-in flash for family snaps if necessary, and for fill in the >> bright desert. >> * Won't have to worry about cleaning the sensor (dust-buster built-in). >> >> What do you think? There are some genuine trade-offs here, and I really >> could go either way. >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >