Following this thread with some interest. My wife and I are off to Egypt
for couple of weeks at the end of May. So, I have been having some
similar discussions in my head. The first time I went to Egypt - back in
1978 - I took a brand new OM1, the 50/1.8 and (what seemed to be) lots
of Kodak 64 slide film. No hot shoe, no flash (didn't know about those
things back then). That was travelling light, I now realize, and life
was simple. Now, with a choice of lenses and other accessories........
Ah, well.
Having been there, I have some idea of what will work. Given that scenes
are likely to be brightly lit and high contrast, I'm looking at slower
film (some type of Porta 160 perhaps), so fast lenses will still be
desirable. My other concern is how to carry the stuff I do take so that
it's easily accessible on the fly, not too obvious, and doesn't spoil
the sightseeing as well.
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jeff Keller
Sent: April 23, 2007 11:59
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Zuiko Trip
Hmmm ... I use a tripod almost all of the time, but I don't hesitate to
hand hold either the 24 or 35 shift lenses. Perhaps my reflexes are slow
but I find the limited DOF of macro placing a higher need for a tripod
than the shift lenses.
YMMV
Probably only Mike can judge how much overlap for lenses is needed for
the two photographers. If they both spend a day or two chasing
butterflies, having a couple macro lenses which would be fine for one
photographer could be very frustrating. Bill's suggestion to take a auto
extention tube might help putting another lens to use for close-up
shots.
Have fun Mike and post pictures when you get back!
-jeff
On 4/23/07, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> For starters, loose the shift. You need a tripod and time for it to be
> of value, and this is a vacation, after all.
>
> Travel light, have fun.
>
> Bill Pearce
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