Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No wide angle? Or don't they work with an Arc body? Cheers, Michiel Fokkema On 11 April 2011 07:28, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > That's what I used too. It's my most comfortable bag. > > Lousy name though :-) > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I'm using a ThinkTank Street Walker Pro, a really wonderful bag. I plan > to > > go up to Tioga Pass for a couple of days beforehand to begin to > acclimate. > > Thanks for the advice! > > Bob > > > > Bob Adler > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > On Apr 10, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> > > wrote: > > > > > 2 seconds :-) > > > > > > Bob, I just took a short hike today with the 503CW snd 3 lens and hand > > carry > > > the tripod. I think they key really is a great bag that distribute the > > > weight evenly and doesn't get into your way of using the gear. > > > > > > The thing that I would be concern is the 10000 feet+. Our dinky little > > > mountains only go up to 2000-3000 feet? May be you should go training > up > > in > > > higher altitude? I know I have to slow down quite a bit even just Santa > > Fe's > > > 7000-8000 feet. > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:53 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at > > > lighttube.net > > >wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Bob, > > >> > > >> Nice one! What shutter speed were you using to get that effect with > > the > > >> water? > > >> > > >> Jim Nichols > > >> Tullahoma, TN USA > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at yahoo.com> > > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > > >> Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2011 9:17 PM > > >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Foothill Park > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> In June I'm going to Golden Trout Camp workshop. It's at about 10,000 > > feet > > >>> and I > > >>> hear that toward the end of the week day hikes go up to 13,000 feet > and > > >>> are > > >>> about 6mi long. > > >>> > > >>> I'd really like to take a medium format outfit, so I've put together > a > > kit > > >>> to > > >>> take and am practicing using it as well as starting hikes with it to > > build > > >>> up > > >>> strength. Here is from the first hike: > > >>> > > > http://www.rgaphoto.com/mishmosh/content/Foothill_Creek_Master_large.html > > >>> > > >>> For those interested, the kit contains: > > >>> Hassy Flexbody kit > > >>> 80/2,8 > > >>> 120/4 Macro > > >>> 2Xe Tele-extender > > >>> 32 Extension Tube > > >>> 45PM Prism Finder > > >>> Phase P45+ w/ 2 batteries > > >>> Bay 60 Polarizing Filter > > >>> Lee Filters with holder > > >>> Cables, cards, cleaning cloth, etc. > > >>> Gitzo GT0541 with Archatec Pano head. > > >>> I still have to add lunch, water, pancho and something for warmth. > I'm > > >>> pretty > > >>> concerned about this much weight; but I'm not getting any younger and > > >>> better try > > >>> this while I can. > > >>> Suggestions for bulking up, other than steroids/clear much > appreciated > > :-) > > >>> Bob > > >>> Bob Adler > > >>> Palo Alto, CA > > >>> http://www.rgaphoto.com > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> Leica Users Group. > > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > > > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > > > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > > > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all > > previous > > > replies in your msgs. ] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> > // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> > // photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> > [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous > replies in your msgs. ] > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- -------------------------------------------- Fokkema Fotografie www.michielfokkema.com michiel.fokkema at gmail.com GSM:+31 (0) 615569576