Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know this is the wrong question to ask this group, but here goes anyway. ;-) We will be in Europe (Germany, Poland, Italy, and possibly others) for 3 months later this year, and I am going all digital with my M8 and the recently purchased Leicanon 20D. My M8 kit will be the 28 Elmarit Asph, 35 Pre-Asph Summilux, and the 50 'Chron. For the 20D I am planning on the 24 Elmarit R, 60 Macro Elmarit, and the 80~200 Vario Elmar R. Plus extra batteries and memory cards. My question, as this gets a bit over weight, should I leave the 80~200 at home or do I really need it? On my last trip, I had an opertunity to shoot an open pit coal mine in Germany and a long lens would have been very useful. Most of my shooting will be architecture and street shots I am guessing with the occasional telephoto shot. Other lenses in my arsenal and possible candidates are the 35 Elmarit R, 28~70 Elmar R (original version), 90 Elmarit R, the 135 Elmarit R or the 200 Telyt. I really like the Vario Elmar R and its range is nice, but it is a heavy chunk of glass. All this is goin g into a Nat Geo Medium Bag. Any suggestions? Thanks In Advance, Gene