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Subject: [Leica] Gene's dilemma Now in Canada at Niagra Falls...
From: grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 22:48:12 +0000
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George,


Yes, I do narrow it down a bit on photo outings. ?If I know where and what I 
am going to shoot, then I take the appropriate items. ?We are now in Ontario 
Canada at Niagra Falls, and the decision is which to take with me tomorrow. 
?;-) ?I am thinking the M8 with maybe the 21 and the 50. ?It will be wet, so 
I am pressing into Tina territory here, although I do not plan on taking a 
dunk in the river. :-) ?On the other hand the R8/DMR is a bit more water 
tight (?), so i could use that with the 24 and 90. ?Any suggestions, anyone, 
pro and con? ?A rain proof (?) jacket will also be taken. ? Should be a nice 
day for shooting...


Cheers,
Gene

 -------------- Original message from George Lottermoser <imagist3 at 
mac.com>: --------------


> Gene, the "I cannot go out shooting with one kit?" attitude seems the  
> problem.
> Of course you can;
> you can go out shooting with one body and lens.
> 
> It's all about "intention" and "purpose."
> If you need to take everything you own out on a shoot
> it indicates that you don't know why you're going out "on a shoot."
> (and that's fine and fun - to head out and discover the purpose as  
> you go).
> 
> However, if you go out with the intention
> of learning everything possible about
> your environment and way of seeing through a 50mm lux;
> then that's all you need to take.
> 
> Just as if your intention and purpose
> is to get the most incredible details of birds in the wild
> requires telephoto; the 15mm just won't help; so why take it?
> 
> Intention and purpose makes for the smallest kit.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george at imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com
> http://www.imagist.com/blog
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist
> 
> On May 25, 2009, at 10:40 AM, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> 
> > I am going through a sort of delema these days... I have both a  
> > R8DMR and a M8.  Both make fabulouse images, but the R8DMR is large  
> > and heavy.  However the the M8 has its limitations.  The R8DMR is  
> > great with 50 and longer lenses, and the M8 is better with 50 and  
> > shorter lenses.  I cannot go out shooting with one kit it seems, as  
> > I don't know what I will find to shoot.  So I am doomed to take  
> > both kits with me.  ;-)  On the other hand I have the perfect  
> > combination of tools...
> >
> > Gene
> >
> > -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter  
> > : --------------
> >
> >
> >> On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:06 PM, David Rodgers wrote:
> >>
> >>> I don't see that much functional difference between an M8 and a DSLR
> >>> coupled with small prime lenses.
> >>
> >>
> >> I tried, Oh how I tried to use a dslr with primes, and I got some  
> >> very good
> >> results. Pentax makes some lovely little primes, and I have  
> >> several screw
> >> and K mount legacy fast lenses, so it seemed a natural
> >>
> >> But I just didn't have the control with the Pentax K10D that I do  
> >> with the
> >> M8. After shooting with an M camera for so many years, I never  
> >> could get
> >> used to remembering where all the stuff was on the dials and  
> >> buttons. I
> >> don't have the digital virtuosity in my hands to manipulate all  
> >> that stuff,
> >> let alone find the menus and sub-menus.
> >>
> >> The size difference is negligible, but the faster lenses, and the  
> >> higher
> >> image quality make me happy I made this choice.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Sonny
> >> http://www.sonc.com
> >> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
> >> Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080)
> >> USA
> >>
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