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Subject: [Leica] What would you take to Peru?
From: stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius)
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:28:48 -0700
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Dante- re the watch- take a new $20 Timex with built in light and luminous 
dial. Stasys
On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:30 PM, Dante Stella wrote:

> Great idea. Totally forgot about the shades.
> 
> Now let's get to the real question - which watch to take.  An Eterna-Matic 
> KonTiki or an Omega f300 chronometer with cone case?
> 
> :-)
> 
> Dante
> 
> On Mar 24, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Stasys Petravicius wrote:
> 
>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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In reply to: Message from stasys1 at cox.net (Stasys Petravicius) ([Leica] What would you take to Peru?)
Message from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] What would you take to Peru?)