Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great idea. Totally forgot about the shades. Now let's get to the real question - which watch to take. An Eterna-Matic KonTiki or an Omega f300 chronometer with cone case? :-) Dante On Mar 24, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Stasys Petravicius wrote: > How about lens shades? Stasys > 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 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information