[Leica] Leica MM AND PACKING 2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TINA!!

Mon Feb 1 21:41:05 PST 2016

Ted makes some good points. Even thought the people in Iran may be friendly, the people with whom you will deal on arrival are representatives of a brutal dictatorship, even if it is in the process of becoming a bit more domesticated. And they may well be suspicious and give you problems if you appear to be a professional photographer. I would keep it to two bodies as Ted suggests (in fact, if you think it is sufficiently reliable, then I would go with just the M240). Also, I would not take copies of the book as someone suggested. You want to look like ordinary tourists, not photojournalists.

Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 02 Feb 2016, at 01:19, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
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>>>>> 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.<<<
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> 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?
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> 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!
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> 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! :-(
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> 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!  :-) 
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> 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
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> -----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
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>> On Feb 1, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> My 2 cents worth:
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>> --I would never go on an important trip with just one Leica body;
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>> --I agree the MM is too limiting in any event.
>> 
>> —Bob
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> 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.
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> steve
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>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote:
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>>> 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/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=021d6e0b-358c-4734-871f-2a64eaf59da1
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>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/
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