Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Note that this year both Paul Roark and Roy Harringtom have converted to the M9 and they expect that M9's will outnumber Canons this year! Cheers Geoff *Life's not black and white, except at both ends* http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 11 April 2011 12:17, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: > In June I'm going to Golden Trout Camp workshop. It's at about 10,000 feet > and I > hear that toward the end of the week day hikes go up to 13,000 feet and are > about 6mi long. > > I'd really like to take a medium format outfit, so I've put together a kit > to > take and am practicing using it as well as starting hikes with it to build > up > strength. Here is from the first hike: > http://www.rgaphoto.com/mishmosh/content/Foothill_Creek_Master_large.html > > For those interested, the kit contains: > Hassy Flexbody kit > 80/2,8 > 120/4 Macro > 2Xe Tele-extender > 32 Extension Tube > 45PM Prism Finder > Phase P45+ w/ 2 batteries > Bay 60 Polarizing Filter > Lee Filters with holder > Cables, cards, cleaning cloth, etc. > Gitzo GT0541 with Archatec Pano head. > I still have to add lunch, water, pancho and something for warmth. I'm > pretty > concerned about this much weight; but I'm not getting any younger and > better try > this while I can. > Suggestions for bulking up, other than steroids/clear much appreciated :-) > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >