On 8/13/05, Gianfranco Irlanda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everybody! > > I'm leaving in a couple of hours, heading south (first time in > seven years that I spend the holidays in Southern Italy...) > I'll be based in Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands (see: > http://www.initaly.com/regions/sicily/aeolian.htm), and > hopefully will tour the other islands as well. > > I tried to squeeze the amount of equipment to a minimum, but I'm > still not sure if it'll be better to leave three primes at home > bringing two zooms or viceversa (decisions, decisions...) > For sure there are: *istD, LX and a Fuji GS645S on loan (I'd > love to bring the 67II or the 6x7... maybe next time), AF360FGZ > and, of course, the Yashica T5. > The possible lenses are the M 40/2.8 on the LX, the FA 28/2.8 on > the D and the following: M 20/4, FA 50/1.4, M 100/4 macro. There > should be probably enough room for something else, but with > another set (say, FA 20-35/4 and A 70-210/4) I could cover > almost everything - with lenses a bit too slow for my taste, so > I would be forced to bring something faster. > Sigh... > > I'll let you know my decisions soon (I'm pretty sure I'll have > internet access, although not very often). > > Ciao!
I know it's a totally different scenario, but when I recently visited NYC, I had to pack ~real~ light, since I was bringing my bike in a proper hard-shell bike-box (the box weighs much more than the bike! <g>), and I didn't want to go over weight restrictions. Other than the bike, everything had to be carry-on, so I fitted all my clothing into my messenger bag. I would have loved to bring a few bodies and lenses, but I only had room for my Leica CL/40mm Summicron C. I actually had fun being forced into the discipline of shooting many different types of shots (from bike races to architectural shots to skyline panoramas) with one body/lens. That being said, there were many situations that I did wish that I had something wider/longer/faster... <vbg> Enough of my ramblings. You and Veronica have a great trip, Gianfranco. Whatever you bring with you, you'll take stunning photos! <vbg> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
