Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/27

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Subject: [Leica] Olympus Pen Ft
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon Oct 27 23:14:05 2008
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I am with Sonny here, based on many trips' experience. The M3 plus the  
GR1 will be just fine.

Nathan

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On Oct 28, 2008, at 1:13 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> I beg you to leave most of that burden behind.  I lugged a heavy kit  
> across
> Germany and never took half of it from the bag.   Last summer I  
> traveled
> irelad with one camera and 3 lenses, and had a wonderful trip.  My  
> pictures
> were better too.
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Douglas Barry <imra@iol.ie> wrote:
>
>> Thanks to everybody for all that information.
>>
>> I bought 10 rolls of the 3200 Tmax as I'm off to Rome in a couple  
>> of weeks,
>> and, with the low winter light, wanted something that was quick  
>> enough. I
>> won't be bringing the Pen FT there, but rather an M3, Ricoh GR1,  
>> Balda Super
>> Baldax, and a Nikon D200. With these, I'll be waddling around the  
>> Vatican
>> with a body a tad burdened down, albeit if I get a blessing from  
>> Benedict a
>> well known local resident, my soul should be uplifted <grin>
>>
>> I also bought Delta 3200 so will probably bring that as well as  
>> some rolls
>> of their 400. Ironically, with eight of us going from the local  
>> camera club,
>> I'm the only one who be travelling with film, as the rest have  
>> moved to
>> digital. Ah, progress, or whatever you may care to call it.
>>
>> Douglas
>> _________
>> Douglas Barry
>> Bray, Co. Wicklow
>> Republic of Ireland
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
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In reply to: Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (Geoff Hopkinson) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from tgray at protozoic.com (Tim Gray) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] Olympus Pen Ft)