Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 30-07-1998 06:01 Jim Laurel wrote: >I'm shooting a feature article next month as a part of a mountaineering >party climbing Mount Adams here in Washington. Since climbing isn't really >my thing, I'm wondering if anyone on the list might be able to advise me on >the gear selection. Jim, I bought the LowePro Trim Trekker backpack for mountain walking etc. in the Alps. It has proven an excellent buy as it can take a lot of equipment without hurting too much... Once filled, my backpack weighs about 9 kilos and contains following items: R8 with motor-winder, Apo-Vario-Elmarit 70-180 (in a very handy special tray at the bottom of the backpack), Elmarit 19, Elmarit 28, Summicron 50, and Macro-Elmarit 60, Leica mini tripod with ballhead, filters, and lots of films and other goodies. Plus the backpack is water-resistant which comes in handy if caught by a sudden heavy rain shower as can often happen in mountain regions. My Nikon 35 Ti compact camera goes into my Tamrac photovest, together with compact binoculars and other stuff. Check out the LowePro website for more info. Hope this helps. Pascal - -------------------------------------------------------- Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ - ------------------------------------------------------- Who else than Leica could make a camera like the R8 ? With that unique design and above all: that ergonomics. Nikon ? Canon ? Nobody but Leica ! - ------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>