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Subject: [Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan?
From: dennis.leicam6 at gmail.com (Dennis Kushner)
Date: Tue, 8 May 2012 13:22:52 -0400
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Take both. They don't weigh that much to carry around.
You'll need both as per Dr. Ted.


On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:24 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Richard,
>
> They are not 4x5 Speed Gaphics............ TAKE BOTH OR YOU WILL REGRET IT
> FOR EVER AND EVER!
>
> good luck!
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
> TRUST ME!  MY COMMENT IS PURELY FROM YEARS  and YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!
> In similar situations. If you don't take both you will hate yourself with
> doubt for the rest of your photographic days! :-)
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Man" <
> richard at richardmanphoto.com>
>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 3:25 AM
>
> Subject: [Leica] Grand Canyon - M9 or XPan?
>
>
>  OK, the plan is then for me to get to Grand Canyon South Rim ~10AM Wed. I
>> plan to do a dayhike, obviously not all the way down.
>>
>> I have been there once but only went down a few hundred feet. I am
>> somewhat
>> torn between the M9 or the XPan. I have similar lens for both systems, so
>> the choice really comes down to the convenience of digital versus the
>> dynamic range of Acros100/TX and the wider view of the XPan. Taking both
>> is
>> probably foolish as I will need as much space for water+food.
>>
>> Advice? I am leaning toward the XPan...
>>
>> --
>> // richard 
>> <http://www.richardmanphoto.**com<http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>> >
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