Re: [Leica] less equipment

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>]

Peter Klein wrote:
> 
> Chris:  I've always been a 35-50-90 kind of guy.  But somehow, I've ended
> up with two basic kits, one for available light, and one for travel and
> walkabout.
> 
> Bodies:  M6TTL, M4-P.
> 
> With the recent drop in price of non-metered bodies, it isn't worth selling
> the M4-P, which would mean losing the price drop since I bought it, plus
> the cost of a CLA with new curtains. And given Leica's recent moves re.
> repair, I think it's prudent to have a second body and two of the focal
> length or lengths one uses the most.
> 
> ---- begin rant mode re. Leica's new parts policy ----
><Snip> 

A distinction should be made between what you have with you and what
you've left at home/studio.

If your body and two lenses that you've got on you is the sum of your
gear - to each his own.
But I don't see any reason to extol this mindset.
It is far more flexible and workable to have the bodies and lenses you
have with you not represent the sum of all year gear:
but a subset.
Its nice to have resources if you can afford them of if you value them
to aquire them even if you can't.

For when you get in that "other" mood or have that "other" kind of
subject matter to shoot or you've "other" wise taken a different
approach to your photography: some resources are nice to have. I have
just about all the focal lengths at this point and some of them I'm
doubled up on. To some that would seem an embarrassment of riches. I
have a choice as I leave for a day's walk on a weekend's day if I'll
have on my camera a 21 or a 135, a 24 or a 90. Seldom will i carry a
second lens. I don't want the feeling that I've got the situation
covered. I just want the feeling that I can get it from this one choice
angle which I've got burned in my minds eye for that day.


Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
http://www.rabinergroup.com
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