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Subject: [Leica] What would you take to Peru?
From: mak at teleport.com (Mark Kronquist)
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:31:10 -0700
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D700

Tripod


F or F2 or FM FM2 FM2N



On Mar 23, 2012, at 10:25 PM, Frank Filippone wrote:

> The consideration is... what do you want to shoot?  So much material. So
> little camera stuff.....
> 
> Second.. as Ansel would say... and what do you want to do with it?
> 
> Myself.....
> Take a tripod..... yes, a tripod.... see Cullmann Magic 2 for something
> light ( 2 1/2 pounds)  but pretty sturdy.. also Gitzo , and others....
> Forget any tripod head that weighs more than a few ounces....maybe a pound,
> if I felt generous....
> 
> WA lenses for sure.  Maybe a short tele... 75/90mm on an M8?
> 
> And a backup M-whatever that is NOT digital.....and has a built in or add 
> on
> meter... 
> And about 30 rolls of B+W film
> 
> 1 Lens pack, 2 cameras, and a tripod.... a winning combo.....
> 
> Remember that a tripod is the single best performance improvement that you
> can have to your picture taking.... bar none.
> 
> Frank Filippone
> Red735i at earthlink.net
> 
> 
> D700 (I can cover anything from 17 to 300mm)
> - heavy, fast, able to shoot in any light.  Great for ND grads
> 
> Leica M8 (21 to 90mm)
> - Not bad for all purposes, but a little heavy
> 
> 
> 
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In reply to: Message from dstella1 at ameritech.net (Dante Stella) ([Leica] What would you take to Peru?)
Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] What would you take to Peru?)