Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have always traveled with 2 (compatible) bodies, just in case. If 1 body blows up, I always have a spare, even if it was a lower end body or something that was not quite perfect ( film in lieu of digital). While thinking about this for an upcoming trip, I was going to bring an M6 plus 4 rolls of emergency film as my backup for my M9... But the weight of the M6, and the need to buy film, on the fly, in a foreign place, in some volume, was a bit sticky... Sure, in an emergency, I could buy another M9 in some foreign place, but that is not practical in the Leica domain for a non-Pro. So I decided to think about this solution... Take along a Leica M mount to micro 4/3 adapter... no extra body, just the adapter. If the M9 blew up, I could pretty easily acquire a m4/3 body for a reasonable price and continue on with my existing lenses... I realize that the angle of view with these smaller than 24x36 sensors gives lenses an effective boost. more tele than on 24x36. and I usually find I shoot more WA than tele lenses.. What opinions are there towards or against that solution? Good idea, or bad idea? Frank Filippone Red735i at verizon.net