Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- -----Original Message----- From: Ferdinand U. LuDo <fld@mozcom.com> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> I'd just like to know if anyone on this list have been to or is from >Malaysia / Kuala Lumpur? > I only got to spend an afternoon, not far from the border with Singapore. We visited a farmer's market, which was situated in a newish, open-air concrete structure about 4 stories high. This area was lush, green and more suburban than anything else. Evidently, they do not see many tourists in that area (it was decidedly non-touristy), as my Nikon F4 attracted a good deal of attention. No doubt, this would be less of an issue in a city. I hope that my snapping away was not improper--certainly our local guide did not seem to think it was an issue. It's quite a melting pot there, culturally, with Indian, Japanese, Chinese and other influences, and a good mix of Bhuddist and Islamic religions. Those accustomed to dealing with tourists seemed to favor American Dollars, and I guess that would be especially true now I had a 35-70/2.8 Nikkor at the time, and made good use of it's entire range, plus it's close-focus abilities. But it's big and heavy. If you visit any open markets, you'll want at least !SO 100 film and f/2.8 lens speed.