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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Layers
From: afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin at afirkin.com)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 05:18:27 -0400
References: <C9CECDF8.405A7%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com> <ec2c9cb6891463d50e7a807f28042e0d.squirrel@emailmg.globat.com> <BANLkTimFWhxNPYC2h7BDtSMY-C3MZjNLCQ@mail.gmail.com> <5af06035ad6ee30c71504d7c0c4f375f.squirrel@emailmg.globat.com> <BANLkTikN32_NZdWSB_yhfcXj18vfa8PK6A@mail.gmail.com>
> The 'blad and a digital back is a huge system. Once you do that and put
> everything on a tripod, then sooner or later (well for me anyway), then
> you
> said, "gee, may as well go with a REAL camera system with movements..."
>
> That road lies madness, I tell ya. But still, ...
>
> OTOH, when I am climbing rocks and cliffs, it sure is nice to hang the
> XPan
> off the neck, and 2 lens on a "fanny pack." Do that with a 4x5!!
You are probably right, but carrying a 4x5 senor would be hard work on the
hip pocket ;-)
All cameras have faults and benefits: I love my Xpan, but taking it means
carrying a whole other system and film.
It was great in NEPAL
http://tinyurl.com/65wj4e2
Cheers
Alastair
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