Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I did have the 20-35 in my vest pocket, just in case. In this one, I didn't plan to get mauled, as we had a birthday party to attend for a friend's 3 year old. As it turned out the place was closed. There was a sign on the door saying no such event was taking place, etc., with the usual miss-understood-white-people-we-ain't-done-nothing-wrong litany. Slobodan Dimitrov Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > slobiddan sez: > > >photography. A good ol' fashioned race riot, American style. That, of > > [snip] > > >I suggest a long lens, maybe your favourite 400mm or 280-350. I myself, > >promised my wife that I'll stay as far back as possible, meaning an > >80-200, although my propensity is a 21mm or 28mm so as to be in the > >thick of it. > > 28 or 35 is the only way to go. if you're going to bring a zoom, maybe a > 17-35. no telephotos. a helmet maybe. a gas mask maybe. a telephoto? > never. get in there and get bloody. > > kc