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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ideal M travel lens combination
From: "AWSteg" <upstream1@mindspring.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2000 18:58:24 -0400

Leave room in your budget for the insurance rider.

Al Stegmeyer
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "BOB KRAMER" <BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2000 4:38 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Ideal M travel lens combination


> Hi Kim,
>
> Are you planning to buy four lenses, or do you already have them?  If you
> are going to buy, then heck, save money and just hire someone to take the
> photos for you!  LOL!
>
> Okay, bad joke.  Sorry...
>
> The ideal travel kit... give me an M3 with a 90mm elmarit and an M4 with a
> 35mm summilux (asph, pre-asph... don't care which) with a incident meter
and
> I would be good to go.  Well, maybe I would also stuff a 50mm 'lux in my
> pocket just in case -- since I'm dreaming here about glass I can't afford
> anyway...  :-(
>
> BK
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > From: "Kim Lau" <kimlau@hotmail.com>
> > Subject: [Leica] Ideal M travel lens combination
> >
> > What are your thoughts on an ideal travel M system (up to 4 lens) with 2
> > bodies (0.72 and 0.85)?  I would have a body loaded for color slides and
> > the
> > other for black and white.  I like the 50mm and 90mm focal lengths and
am
> > considering the 50mm Summilux and 90mm ASPH APO Summicron.