Re: [Leica] A dreaded equipment question

[leo wesson <lwwesson@pier1.com>]

On my last trip to Thailand, I just took an M6 and a 50.  That was 
fine, but now I would probably take my 90 and 28.  I didn't find the 
humidity to be a problem, but I did find going    in and out of ac to 
sometimes cause glass to fog up.

Leo

On Monday, November 3, 2003, at 10:36 PM, Dante Stella wrote:

>
> I am going to Thailand next week; I am starting to wonder what type of 
> camera I should take.  The last time I was in Asia, thirteen years 
> ago, it was a battered Autoreflex T.  I think that I would like to use 
> something a little different this time.  I don't usually ask people's 
> advice about these things, but not having any recollection of travel 
> when it is 40 degrees C out, I want to minimize any extra weight or 
> wasted capacity.
>
> I usually take a Fuji GA645 for b/w(=35mm lens angle of view) plus 
> either a Hexar RF with Summilux 35 and Kobalux 21 for color.  A couple 
> of things are making me second-guess the 35mm part.
>
> -- One is that with a rangefinder, it is hard as hell to keep a 21mm 
> lens level.
>
> -- The other is that after last month's run-in with donkey-cart racing 
> in Italy (when I nearly got run over), I started thinking of using 
> something with a 50mm lens for color to get a touch more distance.  I 
> find that this is usually easier with an SLR than with a 0.6x 
> rangefinder.
>
> The creeping idea is to take a Nikon F4 (small grip) with a grid 
> screen and some selection of compact lenses (I have a 20/2.8 Arsat and 
> a 50/1.8 Nikkor).  Has anyone taken this hiking around?  Or is it 
> better to run back for the Summilux?  The size is not a huge issue; 
> the weight might become one.
>
> If you go outside those basic parameters, the lens choices are:
> Leica: 21, 35, 50, 90
> Nikon: 20, 50, 105DC, 24-85
>
> Also, is the humidity bad enough to need silica gel?
>
> Cheers
> ____________
> Dante Stella
> http://www.dantestella.com
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