Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In New Orleans, some of the wildlife is best shot with a 15mm. And some of it requires about 500mm Sonny - ----- Original Message ----- From: <SthRosner@aol.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] suitability of M for wildlife photography > In a message dated 12/19/01 6:40:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, TomF@piengr.com > writes: > > > So why wildlife photography? All sense of intimacy > > and involvement is lost. > > Depends on the wildlife. One might not wish to get too intimate with a couple > of large wild felines or an ill-tempered water buffalo or a pack of wild dogs > in the African veldt. I've been there, on foot, downwind, unarmed (although > accompanied by an African game warden and his 375 magnum scoped rifle or > whatever), and you don't want anything less than a 200mm lens on your camera. > > Seth LaK 9 > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html