I'll admit it. I don't see the point of this thread. I took almost all of my modest collection to GFM. Partly to show off (as if), partly because I enjoy shooting with all my cameras. Partly because I thought somebody might like a chance to fondle one or two of them, having never had the opportunity to see that particular model before.
OTOH, I took only my *ist-D and a 28-105 with me on a family hike in the woods on Monday... So tell me, what's the point? CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:34 PM Subject: RE: the way it was ... the way it is (was: amusing product review) > Oh, you'll get no disagreement from me on that point. OTOH, based on the > equipment list posted by some GFM attendees, and the gear I've seen > various > PDMLers take for a few hours of local shooting on one of our NorCal > meetings, there is definitely a point of overkill. > Capa shot an entire war with less gear than some people bring on a days > outing. Erwitt's travelling equipment case of 35mm gear - the one he took > when on assignment - contained less gear than some people take for a > weekend stroll in the woods. I think you have the same photo I do of that > case. > > But, the real point is that, for me and some others - yourself included - > carryig lap tops, CD burners, poratble hydroelectric generators, satellite > uplinks, and so on and on are not only wasteful of space but often useless > in many situations. > > And, considering the prevelance of zoom lenses these days, you can often > get by with only two or three lenses. > > What some of the people here are missing is the point that many photogs > when travelling, are travelling to places where it's difficult to recharge > batteries, where lap tops are useless without portable generators, and > where it may be difficult to find an internet cafe that allow you to burn > CD's. > > Shel > "The smallest feline is a masterpiece" - Leonardo da Vinci > > > >> [Original Message] >> From: Bob W > >> One of the important things is to try and eliminate show-stoppers and, >> as far as reasonable, single points of failure. It's therefore wise to >> have at least 2 bodies and a set of lenses with some overlap in their >> range of focal lengths. > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/437 - Release Date: 9/4/2006 > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
