Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, My plan (scheme) is to leave my M3 (plus lenses) home and take a Minilux along with my SL-2 and it's lenses. In this situation, I'll take 24, 60, 90, 180 and 2X plus a Leitz table top tripod. Now the question is whether or not I should take two SLR bodies. Decisions, decisions. Bud ted grant wrote: > Bud Cook wrote: > > <<<I'm tempted to leave the 180 home on my next trip to Europe and use the > extender with the 90 mm SummicronR when I need something longer than the > 90.>>>>>> > > Jeeesh Bud, > > Don't do that! :) You'll be standing somewhere and there in front of you > is the greatest possible 360mm shot you will have ever taken and you'll > miss it because you left your 180 on the otherside of the pond. And the 90 > with extender will be 180mm too short!:) And you'll stand there crying! :) > > And you'll live with the memory of what could have been, if only you had > taken the 180mm and used your 2X on it! :) > > Trust me, been there done that! You'll hate yourself for the rest of your > days. It isn't lugging a 400mm 2.8 around, a 180 isn't worth leaving at > home simply because you can use it for so many travel type situations and > when you want to "reach" you just pop that 2X on. > > ted