Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] suitability of M for wildlife photography
From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc@sonc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 18:49:07 -0600
References: <d.1f4f69dc.29528a51@aol.com>

In New Orleans, some of the wildlife is best shot with a 15mm. And some of
it requires about 500mm
Sonny


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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
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