Re: [Leica] less equipment

[Ernest Nitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>]

Chris - I think it works the other way round - LUG will be organizing 
an intervention to de-program you from less is more idea!  :)

You must also consider that you may simply be in the 'purge' phase of 
Leica Bulimic Syndrome. Finally when you are down to the last body on 
one lens you'll start acquiring equipment again.


ernie - been there, done that -  nitka


On Saturday, July 26, 2003, at 05:11 PM, Christer Almqvist wrote:

> Martin Howard wrote:
>
>  > But, for me, the main point is that it shows that good photography 
> can
>  > be practiced with a single camera body, three lenses, two films, 
> and a
>  > single paper.  It's easy to forget that sometimes.  Not least in 
> this
>  > forum.
>
> Since my Leica camera bag recently went bust due to constant 
> overstuffing,I have been thinking of getting rid of some more of my 
> equipment.
>
> I took a first step even before the bag went bust when  I replaced my 
> 90mm APO-Asph by the 50mm Summicron, first the current version with 
> clip on sunshade and then the current version with built in sliding 
> sunshade. I am very happy with this move, which was inspired by a 
> LUGger who showed a lot of his wedding portraits made with a 50mm lens 
> here on the LUG. The sliding lens shade works very well, and sves time 
> and space, but as someone said here recently, it is probably is not as 
> good a protection as the old one if you drop the lens, but that 
> happens very rarely in my case.
>
> Next on the block to go is probably the 21mm Asph. Some time ago I was 
> offered a 15mm Super Wide Heliar new in the box for 360 dollars, and 
> although I had had one earlier, which I sold because it was a lemon, I 
> could not resist the offer as I had read that most LUGgers were 
> pleased with their S/W Heliars. This one works just fine, and it does 
> not worry me that the paint flakes off here and there, just as others 
> have experienced. But I hardly use the 21 mm any more. Add to that 
> that the 21 mm is the heaviest, most voluminous and most expensive of 
> all my lenses. Will I be a happier man and a better photographer once 
> it is gone?
>
> I should add that I also have a 35 mm Summicron, which I find 
> sufficiently different from the 50mm to be deaf on both ears, should 
> somebody recommend that I change it to 28 or 24 mm and sell the 21 mm. 
> One additional reason I like the 35 mm compared to the 24 and 28 mm is 
> that there is adequate space around the frames with a .72 viewfinder.
>
> Otherwise I use two M7 bodies, two films (Delta 100 and HP5), two film 
> developers (Xtol and Rodinal.) and a single paper (Kodak Polysomething 
> RC) in one size (9 1/2 by 12"). I generally shoot ...., well look at 
> my websites.
>
> It would be a great help to me if persons having reduced their 
> equipment would share their experience with me. But do I find such 
> persons on the LUG?  ;-)
>
> Chris
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>
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>
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