[Leica] Lens kit for europe

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Thanks, Alastair,

Yes a wider lens for hte M8 would be nice, and I agree about the zoom, but 
it is so darn heavy, but such a sweet lens.  Maybe just take teh Zoom for 
the 20D and the rest to shoot with the M8.

Cheers,
Gene

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Alastair Firkin" <afirkin@afirkin.com>
>
> A wider lens for the M8 would be fantastic: perhaps a 15 CV. I love 
> travelling 
> with the tri-elmars and a nocti (or the 75 lux now ;-) ) If you have to 
> leave 
> something at home, why double up with the 24 on the canon. IF you leave 
> the zoom 
> at home you may as well leave the canon at home.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> --- grduprey@mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> From: grduprey@mchsi.com
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Lens kit for europe
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:54:43 +0000
> 
> I know this is the wrong question to ask this group, but here goes anyway. 
>  ;-)
> 
> We will be in Europe (Germany, Poland, Italy, and possibly others) for 3 
> months 
> later this year, and I am going all digital with my M8 and the recently 
> purchased Leicanon 20D.  My M8 kit will be the 28 Elmarit Asph, 35 
> Pre-Asph 
> Summilux, and the 50 'Chron.  For the 20D I am planning on the 24 Elmarit 
> R, 60 
> Macro Elmarit, and the 80~200 Vario Elmar R.  Plus extra batteries and 
> memory 
> cards.  My question, as this gets a bit over weight, should I leave the 
> 80~200 
> at home or do I really need it?  On my last trip, I had an opertunity to 
> shoot 
> an open pit coal mine in Germany and a long lens would have been very 
> useful.  
> Most of my shooting will be architecture and street shots I am guessing 
> with the 
> occasional telephoto shot.  Other lenses in my arsenal and possible 
> candidates 
> are the 35 Elmarit R, 28~70 Elmar R (original version), 90 Elmarit R, the 
> 135 
> Elmarit R or the 200 Telyt.  I really like the Vario Elmar R and its range 
> is 
> nice, but it is a heavy chunk of glass.  All this !
>  is goin
> g into a Nat Geo Medium Bag.  Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks In Advance,
> Gene
> 
> 
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