On 8/2/05, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 8/2/05, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > No tele lenses for the Leica.
> 
> I was being tongue-in-cheek WRT the Leica.

I figured as much.

> 
>   The longest lens I own is 200m, which
> > was still a bit short.  I have an MX, but the split screen doesn't
> > like teles.
> 
> You can change screens on an MX.

This is really, really hard to do.  Especially since I don't have any
other screens.  <g>

> 
>   My only other body is a K1000, which is really nice for
> > long lenses, but still has a very manly mirror thwack.
> 
> It's still better than an LX! <g>  Besides, maybe it was the electric
> whirring that bothered the bear, and the mirror thunk wouldn't be an
> annoyance?  <grasping at straws>

I think this is probably fairly accurate.  It's an unnatural sound.

> >
> > Since I was hiking, I decided on the lightest of the three bodies and
> > a couple of zooms.
> 
> Actually, a good choice...

I also packed along my new tripod.  It performed remarkably well. 
It's weight on the other hand.............

> 
> cheers,
> frank
> 
> 
> --
> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson
> 
> 


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