Steve Sharpe wrote: >My wife and I are in the early planning stages of a trip to France >this autumn to cycle the Loire Valley (didn't someone else on the >list do that...Mark?),
C'est moi! It was a great trip, too. You'll love it. http://www.robertstech.com/loire.htm >so I am looking at what I need for a decent >kit for that trip. My immediate needs for that are: > >1. A lightweight tripod. I have been eying a Manfrotto 732CY M-Y >Tripod with 484RC2 Head at the local camera store, and today my wife >announced that she would buy it for my birthday next week! Whee! I traveled the Loire by bicycle, so I didn't take a tripod. If I were going again I'd probably take my Gitzo Mountaineer 1228 and Manfrotto ball head (I think it's the one you're looking at). >2. DA 12-24mm zoom. My digital kit has everything covered after a >fashion but the ultrawide end, so I need this. If I can't get it >before we go then I guess the MZ-S is coming along as my second body, >along with my 17mm Tamron. The DA 12-24 is excellent for sharpness and distortion. I wish it had weather sealing, an f/2.8 aperture and focused closer, but then it would be double the price, wouldn't it? It's a bargain for what it costs. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
