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Subject: [Leica] Visit to France - Digital or Film?
From: ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves)
Date: Thu Jun 23 21:06:40 2005
References: <001001c5778a$06e350c0$6701a8c0@dcpdc.dcts.org> <42BA351F.3080101@planet.nl> <00c201c5784f$2b0b5680$6701a8c0@dcpdc.dcts.org>

For what it's worth, I bought a Nikon D70s with the new battery  (the 
Nikon B-whatever-"a"- which also works with the older D70) and shot 
about 350 jpegs. it still had over half a charge. It seems to fit 
nicely in my bags with an M6 now that I don't worry so about 
batteries and chargers.

Allen


>Thanks, Nathan.  I'll have to see if the D70 fits in my Domke 
>satchel with the Leica gear.
>
>Robert
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" 
><nathan.wajsman@planet.nl>
>To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:05 AM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Visit to France - Digital or Film?
>
>>Robert,
>>
>>>So...to all the expert shooters out there (Nathan, et al), does 
>>>the M6, 28mm, 50mm, 90mm get the nod or does the D70 with 18-70 & 
>>>70-300 reign?
>>
>>To me that outfit (i.e. all the stuff you list above) does not 
>>sound excessive for a major trip. If you want to lighten the 
>>equipment a bit, then skip the 90mm for the Leica. Also skip your 
>>laptop, 6 GB of space is probably enough, or buy a 20-40 GB image 
>>tank type of thingie, it is small and light enough to carry in your 
>>camera bag.
>>
>>I do not know about performance of the Nikon batteries, but the 
>>battery in my Canon lasts comfortably for a whole day's shooting 
>>(200-300 pictures), so I only carry one charged spare.
>>
>>Nathan
>>--
>>Nathan Wajsman
>>Almere, The Netherlands
>>
>>General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
>>Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com
>>Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
>>http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507
>>Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com
>>
>>
>>
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