Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam - I ride slowly, but sometimes all day, weather permitting, and hope to keep on riding for a long time. I'll be sixty in April. I usually carry a Contax T2, which is probably the most used camera I own. I also like the Rollei 35S with b&w film and a yellow filter. I have an Olympus XA and a Minox 35GT, but these get used much less often. The Olympus is really a travel camera for long exposures in dark churches. I like how you can hold the Minox upside down against your forehead and use the lens door as a sunshade, but I think the T2 lens in noticeably better. Sometimes I carry a folding 35mm like a Retina or Vitessa, but the need for a handheld meter is awkward. Once in a while I pack a IIIa with collapsible Elmar (on-topic here!). I like bike bags - handlebar bags, saddlebags, etc. I have a canvas saddlebag with little pockets on each side that just fit a small camera. Often I stop and snap a shot without even getting off the bike. As far as digital is concerned, I own a Contax TVS, but I still don't think of it as photography. I do cart it around on my bike. I hope you get back to riding. It is a way to see stuff that otherwise goes by too fast. Richard > Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:49:58 -0800 > From: abridge@gmail.com > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: [Leica] small range finder for cycling > > Assuming I get back up on my bike, I'd like to carry a small camera > because, frankly, I see some amazing things out there. But carrying my > M8 doesn't really work: too big and too heavy and it's even more > expensive than my bike although it's a near thing. > > I'd love a small range finder camera or at least one I can compse > without holding at arm's length. > > The Canon G9 is probably the upper limit in size. I don't think high > ISO is an issue. > Suggestions are most welcome. > > Oh, I've had the staples removed after surgery but still a few weeks > before I can begin PT. We'll either buy another Element or a RAV4. > Both have excellent crash safety. Still haven't begun to evaluate my > cameras. I need two working arms for that. > > Thanks to all! > > Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information