Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina I am very much looking forward to seeing more as you get to them. I'd love to see some of these given the Velvia treatment, dense, saturated. Kudos for carrying the Gitzo! I got a similar carbon model from Manfrotto for the same reason and used it for scenics. When I played my part, 12 x18s are just awesome. However it really NEEDS one of the Gitzo ball heads to complete it. The stability is marvellous. Also proved that my head is 1.5 degrees off as I faithfully duplicated the same tilt as I do when hand holding! I blame my left master eye, except I never did it with SLRs. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2007 21:53 To: Leica Users Group Subject: RE: [Leica] IMG: John Muir Wilderness At 07:29 PM 8/13/2007, you wrote: >Tina, gorgeous! I think you have answered my mental question >regarding a wide sufficient for dramatic landscape perspective on an >M8. Obviously 28mm equivalent FOV there but you've made it look much >wider with your composition. Cool. Next you'll be admitting >that you are carrying a tripod and extracting the most from that >glass for these scenics. >Cheers >Hoppy Thanks, Hoppy! Actually, I did carry a Gitzo mountaineer tripod on my back up those 11,000 feet! And I used my Gitzo monopod for a walking stick. I tried lots of experiments this trip with bracketing, panoramas and different filters and needed the tripod for those. I intend to try some HDR combinations with the bracketed shots but that will have to wait until I finish going through all of the photos. I've also got some photos of the same area with the Canon 5D and the Leica R 19 lens. I want to compare those to the M8 shots. So many photos, so little time!! Tina Tina Manley ASMP, NPPA, EP, PI http://www.tinamanley.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information