Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks George and everyone else. I will probably take Dr. Ted's advice and take both cameras :-) but now I must zzz, otherwise it would be too late... George, my plan is to visit Sedona or Tuscon Thurs. Will consider your advice On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 5:09 PM, George Hartzell <hartzell at alerce.com> wrote: > Richard Man writes: > > 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... > > Are you [and/or your available gear] better at shooting non-pano > frames on the XPAN or stitching pano frames together from the M9. > > Is the goal distance or photography? Depending where you go and how > far down you go it can be a heck of a hike, room for water and food > can be critical. On the other hand finding a lesser hike (going less > far) with all of your gear could be attractive. > > Are you going to be heading south through Flagstaff into Sedona? If > so, consider visiting the West Fork Oak Creek canyon, parking here: > > http://g.co/maps/hnsas (short link into a google map) > > and following the signs. It's *marvelous* in the fall and I'm sure > it'd be neat in the Spring. It's safely above the Sedona craziness. > > If you get to Sedona, consider dinner at Elote'. It's quite good, > *way* better than you'd think given it's location. > > g. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>