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

[Leo Wesson]

All of the instructors (Turnley, Abell, Gibson) of the workshops I have been to have given one common bit of advice :  pick a lens and learn to use it. 

I don’t totally follow their advice, I usually travel (personal travel, paid gigs are a different story) with 3 lenses (28,35 &50 all f/2) but each day I pick one lens and use it all day.

Saves a lot of time, not trying to decide what lens to use!  Sensor stays cleaner without all that lens switching and there is a bit less weight to carry around.  And your eye becomes trained to pre-visualize the different focal lengths. 

I’m jealous, enjoy your trip!

Leo Wesson
817-733-9157
Leo at leowesson.com

> On Jul 14, 2021, at 7:11 PM, Frank Filippone via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> *Googling to find out WHICH one...*
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> * If you drive into San Felipe Pueblo, you'll be met with this large sign: "Tribal customs and law prohibits: Photographing, sketching, audio/video recording*
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> *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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