NZDavid Posted December 27, 2009 Share #1 Posted December 27, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Spotted this. Same applies to film Leicas, too, IMHO! On the Trail With the Leica M9 Take a tripod? The photog writes: "... putting an M Leica on a tripod is a bit like bringing a hooker to a church social. You can do it, but your peers will frown upon it." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 27, 2009 Posted December 27, 2009 Hi NZDavid, Take a look here Luminous Landscapes: M9 ideal for hiking. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
nhabedi Posted December 27, 2009 Share #2 Posted December 27, 2009 http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-m9-forum/109479-ll-m9-landscape-camera.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted December 28, 2009 Share #3 Posted December 28, 2009 Can vouch for that! Just tramped the Milford and the Routeburn, with M9, WATE, CV35II and ME90. Pics look great! Will follow when back home in Amsterdam: LR is too slow on my Netbook Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KM-25 Posted December 28, 2009 Share #4 Posted December 28, 2009 I agree, the M is a very able hiking / climbing camera, I did the Kautz ice wall on Rainier with my M6 in 07, the battery died from the cold a few days in and I had forgot to pack an extra and just kept on clicking with no meter. But the tripod thing reeks of stupidity, Sam Abell used his M's on tripods a hell of a lot of the time, he is no hack. Love the Routeburn and Milford tracks, did a magazine piece on them in 2001. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted December 28, 2009 Share #5 Posted December 28, 2009 It depends how you like to work, but yes, the tripod comment is pretty idiotic. I like to compose the shot, wait for the light if its not right, or maybe have the camera set for a bracket sequence. Ideal ways to employ a tripod and cable release. I'm not a fair weather photographer and do go out in low light/dull light/bad weather, so again a tripod is ideal if I want to keep the ISO down. All I can think is that despite his vast experience Reichmann still hasn't found a decent light tripod to match the latest small but perfectly formed cameras that he is taking a liking to. Something like a Gitzo Mountaineer is ideal for a Leica or m4/3 camera, and I use a Feisol Traveller 3441SB. Both rigid but very light tripods. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
haroldp Posted December 28, 2009 Share #6 Posted December 28, 2009 Take a tripod? The photog writes: "... putting an M Leica on a tripod is a bit like bringing a hooker to a church social. You can do it, but your peers will frown upon it." I care greatly what my peers think of my photographs, could give a rats A... about opinions regarding my technique as long as it works. We should each do what works for us in getting the results we want, whether in the shoot or in PP. I use 1, 2, and 3 series gitzo's, all 3 leg. The 1 series and RRS 25mm head is my current lightweight favorite, but I am eager to try the new RRS 30mm head, which seems more capable (separate pan control). I find 4 and five leg section tripods not sturdy enough for my taste,(they do fold shorter and fit in luggage however ) but others should do what works for them. Regards ... Harold Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklotz Posted December 28, 2009 Share #7 Posted December 28, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I bought a Benro C-069 m8. It folds up to a tiny dimension, including a half way decent ball head, has a small case with a carrying strap and is plenty light to go hiking with. As for Richman's comment about using a monopod, I find them to be almost exactly 1/3 as good as a tripod..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraud Posted December 29, 2009 Share #8 Posted December 29, 2009 Maybe you should have added the final part of the sentence in your quotation, which was: "(Lighten up! It's a joke)." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James R Posted December 29, 2009 Share #9 Posted December 29, 2009 Absolutely agree with everything Michael wrote about. Last year my D3, 200-400, a few other lenses, and a tripod was the tipping point and I now own an M9. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drteitelbaum Posted December 29, 2009 Share #10 Posted December 29, 2009 Ten years ago I took my M6 to Everest Base Camp. But how would you keep your M9 batteries charged for a long trip? Would you just turn off the monitor and let them go as long as possible? Would you buy $1000 worth of batteries, figuring that all the batteries +SD's would still take up less space and weight than equivalent film? Or should one just take film on an extended trip? I'll say this: I love my M9, but if it were do or die, I'd rather have my MP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo_Lorentzen Posted December 29, 2009 Share #11 Posted December 29, 2009 Pretty sure $1000 worth of M batteries in the snow... would not have a meaningful charge for long unless you keep them in your shorts. and once in the camera in cold, it would not last much longer than a roll of 36 exp. so one probably need to think very hard about a way to charge the batteries or bring a film M. (as far as I am aware, film don't crash, and don't have sensor stripes, it also don't need cleaning etc.) Yes I love my M9 too, but not sure I would take it high-altitude in cold, not when there is a perfectly good technology already tested there, called film. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars_bergquist Posted December 29, 2009 Share #12 Posted December 29, 2009 I have done quite a bit of long distance backpacking in places where you have to carry food for ten days or so. Believe me, I carried no damn tripod. I would never carry a tripod unless I could also carry a sherpa. Up in Swedish Lapland, anybody carrying a tripod is a German tourist. These people are also notable for carrying two backpacks, one on the belly. They are welcome to it. Whenever I needed a support (roughly once in several years) I bedded the camera down on top of my backpack. You can also find steadying support from a walking pole. Sniper style sling support can give you a very sharp 1/15 and often a 1/8. The old man from the long trails Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share #13 Posted December 31, 2009 Yes, the tripod comment was a joke. What a shame to be in a beautiful spot in low light -- sunset or sunrise perhaps -- and miss out on the shot because of no tripod. The Leitz mini tabletop is very solid and well made while being light and compact. Agree being battery-free (or using batteries for the metering only, as with the M6) is a boon in the wilderness, which is just one more reason why I still enjoy film. I have nothing but awe for those photogs who haul hundreds of pounds of MF or LF equipment around with them! Here's one from the Routeburn Track. Hope it's OK to post an M6 pic on the M9 forum; any version M is just as compact for hiking. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/107908-luminous-landscapes-m9-ideal-for-hiking/?do=findComment&comment=1170190'>More sharing options...
Ed_K Posted December 31, 2009 Share #14 Posted December 31, 2009 May be the Manfrotto 682B monopod is an option, i saw in some magazine that it got 3 retractable legs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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