Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The whole game has changed. I sent my M9 in to NJ for repair after dropping it on a marble floor in Cuba. They called today to tell me that not only is it really, really wrecked but the sensor is also showing sensor corrosion so they offered me an upgrade to the M240, which I already have. I asked if I could get the new MM instead and the answer was YES!! I'll have the same battery and battery charger as the M240 so it will be a no-brainer to take both. I'll stick the SL in a side pocket somewhere ;-) Tina On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > I'd bring some nice Leica glass with both the Monochrom as well as color > bodies. Maybe they'd even be some overlap as to batteries and chargers. > > > On 2/1/16 7:19 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > >>>>> I packed for this trip as a rehearsal for our trip to Iran. My main > >> > >>>>> complaint was that if I take my favorite cameras, the Leica MM, the > Leica > >>>>> M204, and the Leica SL, I will be carrying 3 different > >>batteries and > >>>>> three different chargers.<<< > > Hi Tina, > My immediate re-action even though > >>>>> it appears IRAN & USA are now sort of buddies?????????????? > The more gear > >>>>> you take the more you are going to look like a CIA or other SPY type > and > >>>>> not the honest to goodness tourists you will be! > ERGO? Take the minimalist > >>>>> amount of gear to actually shoot the major amount of tourist photos > you > >>>>> wish and will be looking for. Yep I know the Iranian folks are nice > and > >>>>> friendly and all that and you and Tom are good looking honest to > goodness > >>>>> tourists. > SO ABSOLUTELY LOOK LIKE IT! PERIOD! > Gear? > So OK two camera > >>>>> bodies sounds and looks reasonable. 3? With 3 various charging units > is > >>>>> madness! Quite simply put yourself in the "security persons position" > >>>>> looking at all the cables, lenses, camera bodies etc?? > " YOU ARE GUILTY! > >>>>> YOU ARE SOME KIND OF SPY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT! IRAN ISN'T THE > >>>>> COUNTRY YOU AND TOM LIVED IN WAY BACK WHEN? > > 2 camera bodies USING same > >>>>> lenses. You already know what most of your scenes will be and what > the > >>>>> most common daily use lenses will be required. Besides you are much > older > >>>>> than the days way back when and the camera "BAGS ARE HEAVIER WHETHER > YOU > >>>>> LIKE IT OR NOT!" :-( Sorry! > > I'd play absolute hard ball on the equipment. > >>>>> Sometimes when we feel we're short changing ourselves on the gear? > Is just > >>>>> the time when you put a lens to work due to your talent in such a > fashion > >>>>> you come away with majestic images due to your years of experience > and > >>>>> natural talents that you never thought possible. Believing it was > never > >>>>> possible? UNTIL..... CLICK! "Holy Cow look at that!" And you smile > giving > >>>>> yourself a nice little pat on the back! Don't over gear yourself! :-( > Go > >>>>> with the attitude this is going to be a wonderful adventure and it > will be > >>>>> if you stay cool...... "IT ISN'T An ASSIGNED TRIP" where you have a > client > >>>>> waiting for you to get home. Even so, if you did and you went with > one > >>>>> camera (((DON'T))) YOU HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL INATE TALENTS!" you'd > still > >>>>> blow the client away believing you were " super woman photog!" :-) > We know > >>>>> you are, but we'll never tell! :-) > > And yes it's easy to sit here and > >>>>> cheer you on! But we're not the ones about to fly into this unknown > 2016 > >>>>> world of today! Our thoughts and prayers will be with you and Tom > every > >>>>> day until you are home. > The Great Spirit will be right handy all the > >>>>> time. "HE" told me when I offered my prayers for a safe & successful > trip > >>>>> and shoot! > cheers > Ted Grant OC > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original > >>>>> Message----- > From: LUG > >>>>> [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Steve > >>>>> Barbour > Sent: February-01-16 2:37 PM > To: LUG list > Subject: Re: [Leica] > >>>>> Leica MM > > > > On Feb 1, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Robert Baron > >>>>> <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > My 2 cents worth: > > > > --I would > >>>>> never go on an important trip with just one Leica body; > > > > --I agree the > >>>>> MM is too limiting in any event. > > > > ?Bob > > > I totally agree;in my limited > >>>>> experience my most trustworthy M7 failed two days into a 3 week trip > to > >>>>> France, what happened was not pretty, but it was very > >>>>> expensive. > > > steve > > > > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Tina Manley > >>>>> <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > >> LUG: > >> > >> I packed for this trip as > >>>>> a rehearsal for our trip to Iran. My main > >> complaint was that if I take > >>>>> my favorite cameras, the Leica MM, the Leica > >> M204, and the Leica SL, I > >>>>> will be carrying 3 different batteries and three > >> different chargers. > >> > >>>>> > >> I am so, so tempted to just take the Leica MM. > >> > >> Talk me out of > >>>>> it. > >> > >> Tina > >> > >> -- > >> Tina Manley > >> http:// > >> < > >> > >>>>> > http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYg > >>>>> > fmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artist > >>>>> websites.com > %2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=021d6e0b-358c-4734-871f-2a64eaf59da > >>>>> 1 > >>> > >> www.tinamanley.com > >> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > >> > >>>>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users > >>>>> Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>>> information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > >>>>> more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica > >>>>> Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > >>>>> information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast > >>>>> antivirus > >>>>> software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________ > >>>>> ________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > >>>>> http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=86db2946-3c72-4c31-d746-420c6260c24b> www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/