Gang,
thanks for your on- and off-list comments. Yes, Garth, I will drink
some wine for you, if you feel it will be of benefit. Filthy job, but I'm
happy to do it ;-)
I don't think I maybe made myself clear enough. The kit mentioned is my
entire stock. While I can take it all in the car, and use just bits of it, I
will probably leave most of it at home. I have said to Simon off-list that
my usual hill-walking rig is just two zooms and a body, and while I was
tempted to take just that I want to minimise the fiddling, so I've settled
on the 85 and 35 primes. I have but one or two uses for the 500, but it's
worth taking for those. And the 135, for which I have specific uses in mind.
And the 75-150 (which I like. So there). Total kit two bodies, 4 primes and
a zoom. And two compacts (more an alternative kit for cycling).
Mike Swaim, the K64 is what I've been using since high school (jeez, when
WAS that?) and I've never taken a decent slide with anything else. I have
some 25 and some 200 in the bag as well, but over the last 12 Tours (first
was '88) I have never had much trouble with the speed of 64; but then I
almost never shoot side-on (unless I *want* a blur). I use mainly the wider
apertures to isolate subjects from the background, that usually gives me
enough speed. Dunno how bright your light is, in Europe Provence is
legendary for its light, and shining off that limestone - ouch!
Lex; the XAs are not backup. They are what I take out on the bike with me.
Kodak 100 ASA print in the XA1 fixed focus (I sometimes use it for slides,
and they project really well) and Kodachrome in the XA2. So out on the road
this IS my Olympus kit. I know the roads around the area I'm visiting really
well, and have an idea for TOPE 1 which I would use the self-timer for.
Nothing fancy, just working to a caption.
When photographing cycling I bear in mind the pictures of the greats, but am
currently informed by the photography of Graham Watson and Cor Vos. Graham
especially takes wonderful photos of the action. He uses Fuji film and Canon
EOS and Bronica ETRs cameras. But his needs are different from mine. He's a
pro, he's doing a job and he has to come up with the goods. I want to be
there, and the pictures are proof that I was, but being there is what
counts. Graham covers the action with four lenses; 15mm, 20-35 zoom, 80-200
zoom and 300. Most of his MF shots are with the 75 standard. I can't get the
shots he gets from the motorbike, but some of his 'environment' shots are
superb examples of what can be done with a viewpoint well away from the
action, but including it. I'm going to try for a few of those, this year.
And I hope to see some 'personalities' out on the road on the rest day, 12th
July. And I get to practice on the amateurs riding the Etape du Tour mass
ride.
Can I leave now? :-)
Donald.
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