Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, Perhaps a dumb question, but...you mention that you have an indoor garage at work. I assume access is controlled. If so, what is the problem leaving the camera bag in the car? I do that where I work without hesitation, although more often than not I take it upstairs with me just in case something interesting happens in the office during the day. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On May 9, 2009, at 10:08 PM, Peter Klein wrote: > Yesterday I was walking along Seattle's Lake Union during lunch > time. I spotted a female mallard duck standing at the door of a > marine financial and brokerage firm, as if she wanted to get in. It > would have made a great picture, just the kind that I like to take. > > Except that I didn't have a camera with me. Why? My employer now > bans all personally-owned cameras in the workplace, including cell > phone cameras. It's not negotiable. I would have to either leave my > camera with the receptionist every day and pick it up at lunch and > after work, or leave it in my car. I'm not comfortable with the > first choice, as it makes a non-work activity impact the workplace > (bad politics). And I certainly don't want to leave a Leica in > either place. > > All this is a big PITA. So far I've just left my cameras at home, > and I've missed a few good shots. > > Maybe I need another camera. One that I could leave in my car, and > if it were stolen, it wouldn't be the end of the world. The > question is, what camera? I'm thinking of either a fixed-lens > rangefinder like a Canonet or an Olympus XA, or perhaps a decent > secondhand digital. I hate autofocus lag on P&S cameras. And I'm > not sure I want to deal with film again on a regular basis. > > I'd like the camera to be pocketable (or at least fit in a belt > pouch). It should be focusable (no fixed-focus or guess-focus). > Autoexposure is OK, but I'd prefer to have full manual shutter/ > aperture control available, and not so hard to use that I wouldn't > use it. I want sufficient image quality that I wouldn't be > embarrassed to show the pictures. I'd prefer a 40-50mm f/2 lens or > thereabouts, as Seattle is often very gray. > > A final wrinkle--if I left the camera under a car seat, would it get > too hot if I park outside during the summer? At work we have an > indoor garage, but invariably the camera would sometimes get left in > the car during errands, in the driveway at home, etc. > > Any thoughts? > > --Peter > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information