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Re: [OM] Kit to take

Subject: Re: [OM] Kit to take
From: "Tom Scales" <tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 May 2001 20:23:35 -0500
That's a nice kit.  Very close to what I normally carry. I had room for a
couple extra, so they got thrown in, but mostly I suspect I'll use the 35-80
and the 21.  Maybe the 50/3.5, because I love handheld macro work.

Tom

> I find that business trips only afford limited times for pictures.  I've
> been getting by with smaller kits these days for those type of trips.
>
> Typical Kit
>
> Substitute Leica M, OM, or Pen F
>
> 2 Bodies (maybe 1)
> 1 Ultra Wide Angle (15, 21, or 24)
> 1 Wide angle or Normal (35 or 50/2 Macro) OR a mid-sized zoom
> 1 Telephoto (90 or 135)
> Extra?  16/3.5 or 200/5.
> T-20 flash
>
> With three lenses such as a 21/50/90 trio, each offers a substantially
> different viewpoint, and encourages the manual zoom (moving the legs) for
> changes in composition.
>
> Try smaller kits, they help focus you on picture taking, and not on
> equipment toting, which is far too easy for me.
>
> Skip
>


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