[Leica] Re: two bodies

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

c trentelman said:

>>> carrying two bodies just multiplies, as does extra lenses, the chances 
>>> of
> having the wrong lens/film/combo in front of your face at any given 
> moment.<<<<


Oh you would really have a problem with 3 M's and 3 R8's all at the same 
time! ;-)

However, once one learns the routine of multiple or many bodies it's a piece 
of cake and you rarely if ever have the wrong camera up. If you do, just 
drop it and before it stops on the strap the "right camera and lens" is at 
your eye shooting the subject with no thought of the first camera 
whatsoever!

It's a simple exercise of doing it for many years day after day, place after 
place. ;-)

ted






----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Summicron1@aol.com>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: [Leica] Re: two bodies


>
> Having said that, I have had, for years, a CL and an M3 and recently 
> bought
> an M2. I rarely take them out in multiples, however, for the reason stated
> above. I do switch them out -- the M3 because it is a workhorse and 
> magnificant
> street shooter, the M2 because it's like new and a joy to use and has an
> abrahamson winder that is handy at times, and the CL for travel, for which 
> it is
> ideal. This is, of course, part practicality and part rationalization of 
> having so
> many bodies -- really, a good photographer can get by very nicely with 
> only
> one camera body, although there is no requirement that you do so, 
> especially if
> other options are presented.
>
> Taking only one camera at a time does solve the problem of having the 
> wrong
> camera in front of me, but not the problem of having the wrong lens on the
> camera. This i deal with by leaving the rest of the lenses at home or 
> carrying, at
> most, only one extra lens, to keep things carryable and compact.
>
> c trentelman
> In a message dated 3/2/05 2:29:57 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:
>
>
>>
>> The questions are to prompt discussion. I don't have a second body but 
>> often
>> would like to have two lenses active at the same time. Seems like a 
>> luxury
>> and really don't know about it's practicality, but keep coming back to 
>> that
>> idea. I have always worked out of a bag, but as I carry my M more, the 
>> desire
>> to be more spontaneous is changing my bag-it mentality. So two bodies, in
>> concurrent action, may be a stretch for me right now.
>>
>> Just curious,
>>
>> Regards,
>> Roger
>>
>
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