Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/12/28

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Subject: [Leica] Decisions!
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 19:32:08 -0800
References: <CA+yJO1CtJDTz6ZaBF_e_VjO+ue5CEnPsCLiNKGTMz_ZsW5kFLw@mail.gmail.com>

I am thinking that is quite a load, in weight and dollars.

But I am also thinking that if you used old pop bottles for lenses you 
will come back with outstanding photos and I look forward to another 
travel log of a place I will never get to. Have fun.

Aram

On 12/28/2018 2:31 PM, Tina Manley wrote:
> LUG:
>
> I'm packing for my trip to Bangladesh.  We are carrying only carry-on
> luggage - one suitcase of clothes (for Tom and me for 5 weeks) and one
> rolling camera bag of equipment.  Part of the trip goes through Beijing and
> we travel on China East Airlines from Beijing to Bangkok.  Everything on
> all of their sites says that any carry-on bag cannot weigh more than 10KG.
> Of course, my camera bag weighs much more.
>
> I'm taking the SL, 16-35, 24-90, 90-280, 50/1.4, and 90/2.0.  I stuck in
> the M240 and MM with a 24 and 50 mm M lens.  Those don't weigh anything.
> I've almost decided to leave the 50/1.4 and 90/2.0 at home.  Those are the
> heavy ones that I am least likely to use.  I will miss the low-light and
> beautiful depth of field of those two lenses, though. (I will have the M
> 50/1.4 for the M240 and MM)
>
> What do you think?  We leave early Sunday morning.
>
> Tina
>
>


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