[Leica] Advice for what M Kit to take to Santa Fe NM and Taos is a few weeks

[Frank Filippone]

*Googling to find out WHICH one...*

* If you drive into San Felipe Pueblo, you'll be met with this large sign: "Tribal customs and law prohibits: Photographing, sketching, audio/video 
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*Seems pretty self explanatory......
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*Frank Filippone
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*BMWRed735i at Gmail.com*
*On 7/14/2021 1:02 PM, Jeffery Smith via LUG wrote:**
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> *Remember, there is one reservation that doesn't allow cameras, and if they catch you with one, they will confiscate it and not give it back to you. 
> Jeffery *
>> *On Jul 14, 2021, at 3:47 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: Taking a different tack on this.... The whole area is filled 
>> with Native American Puebloes (villages). When we went (10 years or more ago), we visited several, to see the pottery that is made there. The 
>> people are welcoming, the pottery exquisite. Make it a point of visiting.... and watch out for the ladies starting up their beehive ovens... with 
>> twigs.... A real remembrance worth having. The local churches are pretty amazing.... study on Ansel's images to see the kind of buildings that are 
>> STILL there.... You already can guess the food is terrific.... We went to the Chimayo Restaurant another member mentioned. My wife liked the 
>> Christmas sauces on her food ( one side of the plate green the other red, especially handy for those that can not decide....) It is hard to 
>> recommend lenses if you do not tell us what you already own, but..... assuming that the 7Artisans and TTArtisan lenses are in your kit..... Lenses? 
>> Take what you got.... It is pretty open space, you can back up a fair amount. If you like details of buildings, a 90 or 135 ( or if you have a 42MP 
>> M, just take the 90. Crop out a few MP to get the 135 viewpoint). I don't see the ultra wides as that important.... YMMV. Ditto the extreme fast 
>> lenses.... but they don;t hurt either.... The Tri Elmar is a good choice.... 28/35/50 or, if you are using primes, take a 35 and a 50...... Nice 
>> range, when you take a 90 with it.... Maybe add a 28, or not.... If you like church interiors, take a 21 or wider. If you don't, don't. I would not 
>> take multiple versions of the same focal length.... NO real advantage over sticking with one .... remember your wide open shooting for Bokeh or 
>> limited DOF will be really limited because of the bright light. You will probably shoot more at F16 then F0.95. Most of the "CHARACTER" in lenses 
>> is absent when shooting really closed down. One lens has the look of all the others.... Keep in mind that most of your images will be 
>> architecturally focused to some degree or another.... And whatever happens, remember the Sunny 16 rule.... it will be VERY sunny. Lots of deep 
>> shadows. Remember to shoot the cemetery in Taos Pueblo. As an esteemed member once said... KISS. Frank Filippone BMWRed735i at Gmail.com On 7/14/2021 
>> 8:14 AM, Mark Kronquist via LUG wrote: *
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