Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well seen but was it really the Xpan ? Looks like a short tele > 5.6 to me ph Le 16 avr. 11 ? 11:18, afirkin at afirkin.com a ?crit : > >> The 'blad and a digital back is a huge system. Once you do that and >> put >> everything on a tripod, then sooner or later (well for me anyway), >> then >> you >> said, "gee, may as well go with a REAL camera system with >> movements..." >> >> That road lies madness, I tell ya. But still, ... >> >> OTOH, when I am climbing rocks and cliffs, it sure is nice to hang >> the >> XPan >> off the neck, and 2 lens on a "fanny pack." Do that with a 4x5!! > > You are probably right, but carrying a 4x5 senor would be hard work > on the > hip pocket ;-) > > All cameras have faults and benefits: I love my Xpan, but taking it > means > carrying a whole other system and film. > > It was great in NEPAL > > http://tinyurl.com/65wj4e2 > > Cheers > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >