Take the Jeep and all the gear. As I commented earlier today I went to
the Northeast Classic Car Museum recently and, in order to travel light,
took only my Samsung P&S. I was sorry very soon after I got there.
Color filters for the 35-80?? Why, oh, why??? If you scan the film all
of the filtratation you desire can be done in post except for a
polarizer used as a polarizer for cutting reflections. You don't need
'em. Use the savings for gas in the Jeep.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/16/2011 1:32 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>> Let's see if I get this. You venture out to do *field macro* work in
>> the honkin' wind. You've got an OM-3Ti and a 35-80/2.8 zoom. And
>> you're wondering about a Leica rangefinder film camera? You mean one of
>> those things with inappropriate viewfinder, serious parallax error and
>> even slower flash sync than the OM-3Ti.
>>
>> Umm... I think your brain cogs have slipped a tooth or two.
>
>
> I think you missed the "rambling" bit. I threw in a bunch of stuff there.
>
> Most pictures, this weekend, were taken with the L1 and 35-80. The OM-3Ti
> did make it out for a few shots, but mostly sat in the bag. The OM-4T is
> loaded for the book project, but due to weather, I didn't have an
> opportunity to work on that. The OM-2S is backup for that project.
>
> The thinking about Leica was the greener grass reference. We (I) tend to
> think that my photography would be better if...
>
> However, the conclusion to the stream of thought is that I don't need to
> worry about other cameras because what I already have is of sufficient
> quality that it won't have any effective improvement as the medium itself is
> now the limiting factor.
>
> As I looked at a couple landscape shots taken with the L1 yesterday, I did
> note the bokeh as well as the microcontrast. The 35-80 is in a league of its
> own. Granted, on the L1 I'm using only a quarter of its designed coverage,
> but for it to perform as beautifully as it does on the crop-sensor camera is
> saying something.
>
> I would be remiss if I didn't mention the 300/4.5. I photographed a train
> with it where a few of the shots didn't get affected by camera motion. You
> can read the lettering which is down to the pixels. It's not the easiest
> lens to shoot with, but when you nail it (F8 is glorious on this lens), the
> rewards are great.
>
> What I'm working out here, and you poor folks are my sounding board, is
> whether or not I have the giblets to spend two weeks in a favorite
> photography area with only one camera and one lens. Spare backup camera/lens
> hidden away "just in case of failure". Could I do two weeks with JUST B&W
> film? No color, no digital? Before Christmas I asked this very question and
> almost did it, but the film didn't arrive in time so I ended up packing 50
> pounds of camera gear.
>
> Could YOU limit yourself in such a way? Colorado Rockies for two weeks with
> just B&W film and a focal-length restriction of 35-80mm?
>
> One thing already muddying the waters is that my color filters are in 55mm
> size. The 35-80 has a larger ring size, so I need to etiher buy more filters
> or carry primes.
>
> AG
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