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Subject: [Leica] Leica MM AND PACKING 2016!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TINA!!
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2016 06:41:05 +0100
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Ted makes some good points. Even thought the people in Iran may be friendly, 
the people with whom you will deal on arrival are representatives of a 
brutal dictatorship, even if it is in the process of becoming a bit more 
domesticated. And they may well be suspicious and give you problems if you 
appear to be a professional photographer. I would keep it to two bodies as 
Ted suggests (in fact, if you think it is sufficiently reliable, then I 
would go with just the M240). Also, I would not take copies of the book as 
someone suggested. You want to look like ordinary tourists, not 
photojournalists.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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> On 02 Feb 2016, at 01:19, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>>>>> I packed for this trip as a rehearsal for our trip to Iran.  My main 
>>> complaint was that if I take my favorite cameras, the Leica MM, the 
>>> Leica M204, and the Leica SL, I will be carrying 3 different 
>>> batteries and three different chargers.<<<
> 
> Hi Tina,
> My immediate re-action even though it appears IRAN & USA are now sort of 
> buddies??????????????
> The more gear you take the more you are going to look like a CIA or other 
> SPY type and not the honest to goodness tourists you will be!
> ERGO? Take the minimalist amount of gear to actually shoot the major 
> amount of tourist photos you wish and will be looking for. Yep I know the 
> Iranian folks are nice and friendly and all that and you and Tom are good 
> looking honest to goodness tourists.
> SO ABSOLUTELY LOOK LIKE IT! PERIOD!
> Gear? 
> So OK two camera bodies sounds and looks reasonable. 3? With 3 various 
> charging units is madness! Quite simply put yourself in the "security 
> persons position" looking at all the cables, lenses, camera bodies etc??
> " YOU ARE GUILTY!  YOU ARE SOME KIND OF SPY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT! 
> IRAN ISN'T THE COUNTRY YOU AND TOM LIVED IN WAY BACK WHEN?
> 
> 2 camera bodies USING  same lenses. You  already know what most of your 
> scenes will be and what the most common daily use lenses will be required. 
> Besides you are much older than the days way back when and the camera 
> "BAGS ARE HEAVIER WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!" :-( Sorry!
> 
> I'd play absolute hard ball on the equipment. Sometimes when we feel we're 
> short changing ourselves on the gear? Is just the time when you put a lens 
> to work due to your talent in such a fashion you come away with majestic 
> images due to your years of experience and natural talents that you never 
> thought possible. Believing it was never possible? UNTIL..... CLICK!  
> "Holy Cow look at that!" And you smile giving yourself a nice little pat 
> on the back! Don't over gear yourself! :-(
> 
> Go with the attitude this is going to be a wonderful adventure and it will 
> be if you stay cool...... "IT ISN'T An ASSIGNED TRIP" where you have a 
> client waiting for you to get home.  Even so, if you did and you went with 
> one camera (((DON'T))) YOU HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL INATE TALENTS!" you'd still 
> blow the client away believing you were " super woman photog!" :-) We know 
> you are, but we'll never tell!  :-) 
> 
> And yes it's easy to sit here and cheer you on! But we're not the ones 
> about to fly into this unknown 2016 world of today! Our thoughts and 
> prayers will be with you and Tom every day until you are home.  
> The Great Spirit will be right handy all the time. "HE" told me when I 
> offered my prayers for a safe & successful trip and shoot!
> cheers
> Ted Grant OC
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf Of Steve Barbour
> Sent: February-01-16 2:37 PM
> To: LUG list
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica MM
> 
> 
>> On Feb 1, 2016, at 2:27 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> My 2 cents worth:
>> 
>> --I would never go on an important trip with just one Leica body;
>> 
>> --I agree the MM is too limiting in any event.
>> 
>> ?Bob
> 
> 
> I totally agree;in my limited experience my most trustworthy M7 failed two 
> days into a 3 week trip to France, what happened was not pretty, but it 
> was very expensive.
> 
> 
> steve
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> LUG:
>>> 
>>> I packed for this trip as a rehearsal for our trip to Iran.  My main
>>> complaint was that if I take my favorite cameras, the Leica MM, the Leica
>>> M204, and the Leica SL, I will be carrying 3 different batteries and 
>>> three
>>> different chargers.
>>> 
>>> I am so, so tempted to just take the Leica MM.
>>> 
>>> Talk me out of it.
>>> 
>>> Tina
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Tina Manley
>>> http://
>>> <
>>> http://t.sidekickopen35.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=021d6e0b-358c-4734-871f-2a64eaf59da1
>>>> 
>>> www.tinamanley.com
>>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/
>>> 
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