Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fish? Do you count that as food? :) Daniel On Wed, 18 Jun 2003, Bob Adler wrote: > Jerry, > Yum? Isn't it catch and release? If not, I'm there! > Bob > --- Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Bob > > > > If you are in that area in the fishing season, make > > sure you have > > a fishing license and go for the Golden Trout that > > are in some > > of the high lakes. Yum! > > > > Jerry > > > > Bob Adler wrote: > > > > > Richard, > > > Looking forward to seeing your images! My hope is > > to > > > make it to the Bishop area this summer (fall?), so > > > I'll be tapping you for places to go. I'm not, > > > however, as much as a hiker as you! > > > Bob > > > --- "Richard F. Man" <richard@imagecraft.com> > > wrote: > > > > How I spent my (first of the) Summer Vacation > > :-) > > > > > > > > Grandparents made a surprise appearance, and I > > > > dragged my wife screaming > > > > into having fun, despite she wanting to stay > > home > > > > and cast armors. All hell > > > > broke loose, and I just grabbed my M7 with > > 35'lux, > > > > and 50'cron, and the > > > > OM-4T with the 90/2 and 135/2.8. I thought about > > > > taking some wide angles > > > > with the OM, but why bother when I have the M7? > > (uh > > > > oh...) > > > > > > > > Next day, we were at the Mono Lake. I raised the > > M7 > > > > to my eyes and.... dead > > > > batteries! Arrgggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.... Of > > course > > > > in my pocket I have > > > > spare batteries for the OM but not for the M7 > > since > > > > the local camera store > > > > was out of the CR1/3 last time I was there. > > > > > > > > Quick, lets see - Sunny 16! So I took a few > > shots > > > > using the 60th and 125th. > > > > In fact, I ended up taking at least 2 1/2 rolls > > on > > > > the M7 using either > > > > Sunny 16 rule or when I got smart, used the > > OM-4T's > > > > meter reading. So I > > > > have limited choices with the apertures, but it > > > > works. Next day, while > > > > hiking in the Bristlecone Pine forest, I lost > > the > > > > battery cap! Double > > > > arrggghhhh.... the day afterward, on Monday, we > > > > finally were able to buy > > > > replacement batteries at the store in Bishop. > > Having > > > > no battery cap, we > > > > improvised by using sports tape and small > > cardboard > > > > pieces. The ultimate > > > > cheap-look camouflage for the Leica! So do you > > think > > > > Leica will send me a > > > > replacement battery cap if I ask? The camera is > > > > still under warranty. I > > > > even have the USA Passport but the camera is > > only 3 > > > > months old. Getting new > > > > batteries mean I can shoot in auto mode again, > > so I > > > > chose to shoot mainly > > > > in manual mode! From previous years experience, > > I am > > > > finally remembering > > > > that the sky is much brighter and can fool the > > > > meters easily. So I took > > > > some meter readings, and switched to manual > > mode. > > > > Much easier to use than > > > > the exposure compensation dial. > > > > > > > > Another point of the visit is to see the > > Mountain > > > > Light Gallery of the late > > > > Galen and Barbara Rowell in Bishop. I know some > > > > people don't think much of > > > > his photos, but he is my cup of tea. Definitely > > if > > > > you wonder about the > > > > limit of the 35mm system, check out some of the > > > > large digital enlargements > > > > hanging there. I think the largest one they have > > on > > > > display is something > > > > like 30x40". Sure, it can't compare to larger > > format > > > > cameras' output side > > > > by side, but it looks quite amazing > > nevertheless. > > > > > > > > I used to think the OM-4 and the 90/2 macro is > > > > fairly heavy and all, and it > > > > still is, but I was hiking a lot with both > > cameras > > > > at the same time! I > > > > never thought I would do it like that, but it is > > > > sort of convenient to have > > > > a camera with wide angle and the other one with > > a > > > > medium telephoto. Just > > > > for good measure, I took a few macro shots just > > to > > > > make it worthwhile to > > > > carry a macro lens. > > > > > > > > All in all, a very interesting experience. the > > Zuiko > > > > 50/2 and 90/2 are > > > > optically as excellent as anything. > > Unfortunately, > > > > the Zuiko wide angles > > > > cannot compare to the 35 'lux. Otherwise, I can > > > > relegate the Leica for low > > > > light indoor convention shots, and the OM for > > > > hiking. Oh well, life is not > > > > perfect.... > > > > > > > > The first 4 of the 6 rolls will be back > > tomorrow. We > > > > will see whether there > > > > are any good pics in the mix.... > > > > > > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com> > > > > <http://www.dragonsgate.net/mailman/listinfo> > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see > > > > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > ===== > > > Bob Adler > > > Palo Alto, CA > > > rgacpa@pacbell.net > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see > > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > ===== > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > rgacpa@pacbell.net > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html