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For such a small camera! My solution to being an 'indecisive tourist'! No need to agonise over which lenses to take whilst my wife taps her foot... ;)

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Ditto.

 

These days I tend to take M and 2-3 lenses + X Vario...... I can get the whole lot in a surprisingly small bag.

 

Offers enormous flexibility ....... XV for general snapping and the M for the 10-20% of subjects where a bit more effort and care is worth expending.....

 

I tend to come back with the photo numbers almost 50-50 ...... and much fewer rejects and technical failures.

 

They are a perfect complementary pair.........

 

Recently did a portraiture day out at Bolsover and used the XV mostly outdoors and M plus apo 50/2 and 90/2.8 indoors ......... and the little XV produces prints at A2 that hold their own against the M.

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Well done Keith. A very good choice. One camera; one lens and the world before you. If you need anything smaller or faster, borrow your wife's new C. A winning combination. Somehow you will have to console your trusty and heavier rangefinder systems, but they know they will also have their days out. :)

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For such a small camera! My solution to being an 'indecisive tourist'! No need to agonise over which lenses to take whilst my wife taps her foot... ;)

 

Well, Tri-s* don't grow on trees :)

 

The Vers. II with the 49mm filter thread are much more durable than Vers. I 55mm imo.

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* Tri-Elmar (28-35-50mm)

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Thanks for the comments. First impressions are very favourable. I set a profile for .dng + sfine .jpg (b&w high contrast) then sallied forth this morning to our local country park. Was keen to try the 'close-focus' function and am very pleased with the results.

 

Well done Keith. A very good choice. One camera; one lens and the world before you. If you need anything smaller or faster, borrow your wife's new C. A winning combination. Somehow you will have to console your trusty and heavier rangefinder systems, but they know they will also have their days out. :)

 

A case of 'horses for courses', David - the X-Vario will be the grab & go camera but as 'Thighslapper'(?) wrote, the combination of M + X-Vario offers tremendous flexibility. However, there will be times when such digital items are left at home in favour of 35mm & 6x6cm film... :)

 

Tri-Elmar? E. Puts rates it very highly but it never came into the equation for me as I was looking for a lightweight, compact and flexible package.

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