RE: [Leica] Need equipment suggestion

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Richard - Take it all, or most of it, and each day select the few pieces
that will most suit your needs for that day....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Clompus,
> Dr. Richard [SLGUS]
> Sent: Friday, June 16, 2000 12:06 PM
> To: Leica Users Group (E-mail)
> Subject: [Leica] Need equipment suggestion
>
>
> Fellow LUGnuts,
>
> I am planning a two week trip with my family to southern Bavaria (Germany)
> in August.  I hope to visit the Alps from three different
> countries and get
> some time on a BMW R1100RT rental bike.  When ever I travel, I always pack
> too much Leica gear.  My bag is always too heavy and I end up
> using only 1-2
> lenses anyway.  I've got a rather large assortment to choose from when it
> comes to bodies and lenses from both systems as well as a Contax T2 and
> TVSII.  .
>
> If you could take only 1-2 lenses from an R or M system, what would you
> take?  It may sound silly to many but I'm getting tired of carrying a 15
> pound camera bag.  It wasn't so bad when I was a college kid (mostly Canon
> gear then) but at 46 I'd rather walk more and feel better at
> night.  Perhaps
> I should change from drinking single malt scotch to Weis Beir and schnaps
> when in Germany.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Happy shooting,
>
> Richard
>
> Richard Clompus, OD
> Roanoke, VA, USA
>