Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice shots, Tina! I could take the M8 and the 35 Summilux ASPH or the 21-35mm Dual Hexanon. But where would I stash my 15 extra batteries? :-) In the current world, the X100 is a smaller version of an M+35 that puts the hurt on the M8 imaging wise (and even the M9). On the other hand, the Leica is no nonsense, can hook up to longer lenses, takes the shot every time, and helps exfoliate my thumb when reviewing for in-focus pictures. I'm sure I will pack and unpack and repack a Leica kit a few times over the next few days! Best, Dante On Mar 23, 2012, at 11:06 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > You guessed right, Richard! My Peru photos: > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/120759363 > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/120763541 > http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley/image/109814855 > > and next, next, next - all M8 photos. > > I loved Peru. Have a great trip!! > > Tina > > On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Richard Man > <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > >> I am going to channel Tina and say >> >> The Leica M9 >> >> :-) >> >> I know that the California high altitude Sun makes the sky really blue, so >> I presume same in Peru (same Sun after all). There is some rumor about the >> XPan metering being overexposed at high altitude but I haven't been able >> to >> confirm that so that may or may not affect your Fujis. >> >> If it is me, I would go for a lightweight great everything camera, e.g. >> may >> be the M8 with a couple lens (e.g. 21 and a 50?), and then one camera and >> one lens that you know will give you the highest quality image possible, >> even if that weighs a bit more. >> >> On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 7:43 PM, Dante Stella <dstella1 at ameritech.net >>> wrote: >> >>> >>> Since this is sometimes a place for abstraction, I'll pose a >> hypothetical. >>> >>> Assume that you are a male in good physical conditioning. If you are >>> going traipsing around in the mountains and among ruins in Peru, what >> would >>> you take? I'm headed out next week. Usually, no matter where I go, I >> take >>> a Fuji GA645, 20 rolls of 120 film (for b/w), and some small camera for >>> color. Sometimes a 6x9 Fuji instead of the "little" Fuji. I've been >>> pretty good at making it work, as Tim Gunn would say. >>> >>> Aside from Macchu Picchu, I think I can improvise with about anything. >>> But up on the mountain (a place where I probably will never return), >> what >>> are the conditions like? Any weird-color light that screws with exposure >>> meters (like in the desert)? Any particular filtration? Were I to >> deviate >>> from my normal packing, there would be a lot of choices (these are the >>> *realistic* ones...) >>> >>> Fuji GA645 (=35mm) >>> - small, light, flawless >>> >>> Fuji GL690 (with 50, 100 and/or 180mm lenses) >>> - heavy as hell, but the 50mm has eye-burning resolution >>> - wants a separate meter >>> - would require 40 rolls of film >>> >>> X100 (=35mm) >>> - very lightweight, some ability to use grad NDs >>> >>> D700 (I can cover anything from 17 to 300mm) >>> - heavy, fast, able to shoot in any light. Great for ND grads >>> >>> Leica M8 (21 to 90mm) >>> - Not bad for all purposes, but a little heavy >>> >>> Nex-5 (16mm or 18-55 lenses). >>> - kills the X100 in shooting speed. Not bad at taking pictures, either. >>> Excels at HD video. >>> - somewhere, in a drawer, I have the superwide lens adapter >>> >>> Neither film nor batteries nor supplies are really an issue. If I took a >>> GL690, I would grab a cheaper 50mm (=21mm) finder than my Universal >>> Wideangle Finder M, but other than that, this will be off the shelf. I >>> would not take two heavy cameras, but aside from that, the sky is the >>> limit. As I would imagine at 10,000 feet. >>> >>> Ideas? I usually go on gut instinct the day before, but I do like to >> hear >>> different perspectives. >>> >>> Thanks >>> Dante >>> >>> ____________ >>> Dante Stella >>> http://www.dantestella.com >>> >>> NO ARCHIVE >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information