Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The consideration is... what do you want to shoot? So much material. So little camera stuff..... Second.. as Ansel would say... and what do you want to do with it? Myself..... Take a tripod..... yes, a tripod.... see Cullmann Magic 2 for something light ( 2 1/2 pounds) but pretty sturdy.. also Gitzo , and others.... Forget any tripod head that weighs more than a few ounces....maybe a pound, if I felt generous.... WA lenses for sure. Maybe a short tele... 75/90mm on an M8? And a backup M-whatever that is NOT digital.....and has a built in or add on meter... And about 30 rolls of B+W film 1 Lens pack, 2 cameras, and a tripod.... a winning combo..... Remember that a tripod is the single best performance improvement that you can have to your picture taking.... bar none. Frank Filippone Red735i at earthlink.net D700 (I can cover anything from 17 to 300mm) - heavy, fast, able to shoot in any light. Great for ND grads Leica M8 (21 to 90mm) - Not bad for all purposes, but a little heavy