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Subject: [Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan?
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 09:24:56 -0500
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On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 8:49 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:

>  You can always convert
> color to B&W but not the reverse!
>


The Xpan has replaceable sensors, and several color sensors are available
for that camera.  You can't get the Kodachrome sensors, but Fuji makes a
number of very nice sensors for the Xpan.   ;-)

I think it is a toss-up.





>
> http://tinamanley.smugmug.com/North-America/Arizona/6462442_cSV6PV#!i=409899175&k=B2Ln6
>
>
> Tina
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:25 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com
> >wrote:
>
> > OK, the plan is then for me to get to Grand Canyon South Rim ~10AM Wed. I
> > plan to do a dayhike, obviously not all the way down.
> >
> > I have been there once but only went down a few hundred feet. I am
> somewhat
> > torn between the M9 or the XPan. I have similar lens for both systems, so
> > the choice really comes down to the convenience of digital versus the
> > dynamic range of Acros100/TX and the wider view of the XPan. Taking both
> is
> > probably foolish as I will need as much space for water+food.
> >
> > Advice? I am leaning toward the XPan...
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
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http://sonc-hegr.tumblr.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


In reply to: Message from richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan?)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan?)