Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How about lens shades? Stasys On Mar 23, 2012, at 10:25 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > The consideration is... what do you want to shoot? So much material. So > little camera stuff..... > > Second.. as Ansel would say... and what do you want to do with it? > > Myself..... > Take a tripod..... yes, a tripod.... see Cullmann Magic 2 for something > light ( 2 1/2 pounds) but pretty sturdy.. also Gitzo , and others.... > Forget any tripod head that weighs more than a few ounces....maybe a pound, > if I felt generous.... > > WA lenses for sure. Maybe a short tele... 75/90mm on an M8? > > And a backup M-whatever that is NOT digital.....and has a built in or add > on > meter... > And about 30 rolls of B+W film > > 1 Lens pack, 2 cameras, and a tripod.... a winning combo..... > > Remember that a tripod is the single best performance improvement that you > can have to your picture taking.... bar none. > > Frank Filippone > Red735i at earthlink.net > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information