Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/27

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Subject: [Leica] Best camera/lens choice
From: jefferys at gmail.com (Jeffery Smith)
Date: Mon Dec 27 08:58:53 2004
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I know that people here are not terribly enthusiastic about the
Tri-Elmar, but I do like it. I rarely want anything longer than 50mm,
so the 28/35/50 works very well for me. If I were in my 70's, I would
prefer to travel with one M and one lens. :-)

Jeffery


On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:33:29 -0500, Julian Koplen
<jkoplen@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I'm looking for advice based, preferably, on experience.
> 
> I will be booking a guided group tour of Israel for the spring/summer.  I'm
> a Leica fan with M and R film gear, but no zoom lenses.  I wish to have two
> camera bodies with me, in order to have a back-up.  In a group, there will
> be no time to try to get too artsy.
> 
> Am I better off traveling from the U.S. with two M bodies and, say, three
> lenses, or with two R bodies and a zoom (such as 35-70 f/4) plus a prime
> f/2?  My thinking is that if I travel with the M's, I will carry them both
> daily, one with a 35 or 50, and the other with a 90.
> 
> If I go with R's, I will carry one daily, depending almost exclusively on
> the zoom in good light, but probably toting the prime for dim situations.
> 
> My concerns are balancing weight, bulk, and convenience.  I am in my early
> 70's, so focusing may also be a factor.  I have never tried the focusing
> with the 35-70 f/4 zoom.
> 
> Any advice will be appreciated.  Money is not the object here, since one
> decision will necessitate the purchase of a used M6 to match the one I 
> have,
> and one will dictate the purchase of the zoom.
> 
> I did a similar tour 30 years ago with two M5's and got lots of happy
> vacation snap/slides.
> 
> Happy New Year to everyone.  Reading this list has not only been 
> informative
> and entertaining, but served as a soothing balm when I was homebound as
> caretaker for my desperately ill wife a couple of years ago.  I am grateful
> to Brian and to you all.
> 
> Julian
> 
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