Re: [Leica] slightly off topic

["Bill Larsen" <ohlen@lightspeed.net>]

Ach, the age old question.  I assume you are comfortable with you wife.  =
Why should a camera be different??? You seem to be most comfortable with =
the R System.  If it were me, I think I would take the R =
system(comfort).  But I would seriously consider taking the M with a =
lens of 35 mm or less.  This would give you the opportunity to take fast =
photos in constricted spaces.  Also, by having just one lens for the M, =
you would be forced to become more comfortable with rf framing and would =
learn to make do under the circumstances.  This would give you the =
experience of the R comfort and the M challenge ;-).  Of course if this =
did not work out you would have an excuse to try another combination =
next year  (many wives could not resist another romantic interlude).

Regards,  Bill Larsen

- -----Original Message-----
From: Paul T. Collura <pcollura@epix.net>
To: Leica <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 1998 4:28 PM
Subject: [Leica] slightly off topic


|Fellow LUGgers:
|
|My wife and I are retracing our honeymoon for our 25th wedding
|anniversary in September.  We will be traveling to Italy and Germany.  =
I
|want to bring a compact but somewhat complete photo outfit with two
|camera bodies to shoot slides and prints and am seeking advice on what
|makes a good traveling outfit.  I have both M and  R equipment but only
|one M6 and one R7. Seems to me that it would be better to stick with =
one
|type of camera system -Reflex or Rangefinder and purchase another body.
|I'm leaning toward the reflex  system so that I can frame attractions
|better in the viewfinder but two R cameras and various lenses are a big
|price to pay in weight.  Any advice? I want to stay one step above =
point
|and shoot solutions.
|
|Thanks in advance,
|
|Paul T. Collura
|