Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will take the opposite approach - go lite. And I'd probably shoot C41 color film in the Xpan - the canyon can be very contrasty so slide film would be a problem. ernie On 5/8/2012 11:22 AM, Dennis Kushner wrote: > Take both. They don't weigh that much to carry around. > You'll need both as per Dr. Ted. > > > On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:24 AM,<tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Richard, >> >> They are not 4x5 Speed Gaphics............ TAKE BOTH OR YOU WILL REGRET IT >> FOR EVER AND EVER! >> >> good luck! >> cheers, >> Dr. ted >> TRUST ME! MY COMMENT IS PURELY FROM YEARS and YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!!!!!!! >> In similar situations. If you don't take both you will hate yourself with >> doubt for the rest of your photographic days! :-) >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man"< >> richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> >> To: "Leica Users Group"<lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 3:25 AM >> >> Subject: [Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan? >> >> >> OK, the plan is then for me to get to Grand Canyon South Rim ~10AM Wed. >> I >>> plan to do a dayhike, obviously not all the way down. >>> >>> I have been there once but only went down a few hundred feet. I am >>> somewhat >>> torn between the M9 or the XPan. I have similar lens for both systems, so >>> the choice really comes down to the convenience of digital versus the >>> dynamic range of Acros100/TX and the wider view of the XPan. Taking both >>> is >>> probably foolish as I will need as much space for water+food. >>> >>> Advice? I am leaning toward the XPan... >>> >>> -- >>> // >>> richard<http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >