marcg Posted November 21, 2017 Share #1 Posted November 21, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) I'm so excited at the news of this new camera. For many years I was using a Leica/Minolta CL and I loved the small format of the camera. However, before I can even think of buying one, I have to ask the following questions: – What bag should I get for my new Leica CL? What case should I get my new Leica CL? What strap should I get my new Leica CL? And also, I shall soon be going on holiday to Bourton on the Water, do think I should take it with me? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted November 21, 2017 Posted November 21, 2017 Hi marcg, Take a look here Urgent planning considerations for my new CL. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
jaapv Posted November 21, 2017 Share #2 Posted November 21, 2017 What lenses do you plan to take for Bourton on the Water? They cannot be the same ones as you would need for Weston-super-Mud. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 21, 2017 Share #3 Posted November 21, 2017 I'm so excited at the news of this new camera. For many years I was using a Leica/Minolta CL and I loved the small format of the camera. However, before I can even think of buying one, I have to ask the following questions: – What bag should I get for my new Leica CL? What case should I get my new Leica CL? What strap should I get my new Leica CL? I think the main question is: what am I going to shoot with my new Leica CL! And also, I shall soon be going on holiday to Bourton on the Water, do think I should take it with me? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecycliste Posted November 21, 2017 Share #4 Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) Think about how you'll use the camera - what are your most used angles of view now? On a Leica M (full-frame), I typically use a 35mm and 75mm the most, with some 135, 28 and 16mm for special jobs/subjects. On a Fuji X-E2, a Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 is on the camera most of the time, for a 37.5mm full-frame-equivalent angle of view. I'll carry a 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M (1972-vintage) with that camera too, for a 75mm FF-equivalent angle of view. My weekly blog aims primarily at travel, architecture / ruins, event, food / merchandise and some portrait photography, along with shot notes / how-to. I also shoot wildlife, but not with a Leica. So for any given trip or job, I'll carry the two or three lenses I expect to use. That will determine which bag you buy - it has to fit what you use most. *** Next, if you expect to use a bag that holds the camera with the lenses, a case may be unnecessary - actually a hindrance to quick capture, battery changes, and memory card changes. Most of the time, my naked M10 with Really Right Stuff L-plate / grip is around my neck. The RRS plate / grip affords some protection, easy tripod mounting, and a good grip. (It might be worth the wait for a RRS grip for the CL. ) http://www.reallyrightstuff.com ***For straps, I recommend Harry Benz out of Toronto, Canada - www.harrybenz.com. No need for those ugly little body protectors - the strap is designed to be non-rubbing without them. Its split rings are also strong spring steel and designed to avoid the strap slipping off the camera. And the strap is very durable - my impression admittedly based on only a couple month's use on an M10. Its build quality seems better than the Leica strap included with the M10. https://www.harrybenz.com *** As for bringing a new camera on any trip or shoot, I would carry a familiar camera and lenses along also, just in in case. When I'm new to a camera, I may be stuck with figuring something out that I know exactly how to do on an older camera. This happened to me leading a photo tour in New Mexico's Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. My nose inadvertently put a new-to-me EOS 5D mk IV into video live view, and it took me awhile to figure out how to get it back to normal still-shooting through a viewfinder. I was very familiar with an EOS 5D mk II through years of use, and thought the mk IV would be similar. Oops!Similarly, I've been using Leica M gear since 1969, and thought the M10 would be easy to pick up. Mostly it is, but using it for EVF / live view shooting still took a little getting used to. Edited November 21, 2017 by lecycliste Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.noctilux Posted November 21, 2017 Share #5 Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) No need of bag, case or strap to go there . Maybe those could be have when in Stow-on-the-Wold .. In the main page, nothing to declare before entering Bourton-on-the-Water: http://www.cotswolds.info/places/bourton-on-the-water.shtml "Bourton-on-the-Water is only 4 miles fromStow-on-the-Wold "Antique Shopping - Stow is well known as an antique shopping center" Edited November 21, 2017 by a.noctilux 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandK Posted November 21, 2017 Share #6 Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) I'm so excited at the news of this new camera. For many years I was using a Leica/Minolta CL and I loved the small format of the camera. However, before I can even think of buying one, I have to ask the following questions: – What bag should I get for my new Leica CL? What case should I get my new Leica CL? What strap should I get my new Leica CL? And also, I shall soon be going on holiday to Bourton on the Water, do think I should take it with me? It appears that a sense of humour not a million miles away from mine does not cross the Atlantic from at least one reply! ;-) Edited November 21, 2017 by HighlandK 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share #7 Posted November 21, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Damn. I forgot to ask for advice about getting a Thumbs Up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlandK Posted November 21, 2017 Share #8 Posted November 21, 2017 No probs. Hang in there it will be forthcoming. In my experience the Cotswolds are survivable without a Thumbs up - just. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share #9 Posted November 21, 2017 I think the main question is: what am I going to shoot with my new Leica CL! Who said anything about taking pictures with it? I'm just going to walk around with it and pick up some groupies. I have my iPhone for pictures. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcg Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted November 21, 2017 No probs. Hang in there it will be forthcoming. In my experience the Cotswolds are survivable without a Thumbs up - just. Maybe I'll carry one in my bag, just in case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted November 21, 2017 Share #11 Posted November 21, 2017 You also forgot the grip, diopter (okay, maybe you don't need one of them) and gaffer tape over the red dot ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted November 21, 2017 Share #12 Posted November 21, 2017 You also forgot the grip, diopter (okay, maybe you don't need one of them) and gaffer tape over the red dot ...No good putting gaffer tape over the red dot if you want to pick up the groupies! 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted November 21, 2017 Share #13 Posted November 21, 2017 No good putting gaffer tape over the red dot if you want to pick up the groupies! Tell me, Jono - what cameras are you using right now, and what do you view as your keepers? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecycliste Posted November 21, 2017 Share #14 Posted November 21, 2017 It appears that a sense of humour not a million miles away from mine does not cross the Atlantic from at least one reply! ;-) My wife always tells me I'm too serious... ;^} Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmanda Posted November 21, 2017 Share #15 Posted November 21, 2017 (edited) I'm so excited at the news of this new camera. For many years I was using a Leica/Minolta CL and I loved the small format of the camera. However, before I can even think of buying one, I have to ask the following questions: – What bag should I get for my new Leica CL? What case should I get my new Leica CL? What strap should I get my new Leica CL? And also, I shall soon be going on holiday to Bourton on the Water, do think I should take it with me? Ha isnt there a thread like this in the M part of the forum that actually took off and is full of bag ideas? I ordered one about 20 mins ago, first in the queue - what should I wear when I pick it up from the shop??? Edited November 22, 2017 by mmanda 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
david strachan Posted November 22, 2017 Share #16 Posted November 22, 2017 - what should I wear when I pick it up from the shop??? I think a red polka dot dress for you... ;-) 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letin Posted November 22, 2017 Share #17 Posted November 22, 2017 If you're an outdoorsy person who enjoys hiking/active outings a lot, the Mindshift rotation trail (smallest 16L pack) is the best option in my opinion. For smaller messenger style bag, Billingham Hadley small with Fibrenyte is my favourite Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonoslack Posted November 22, 2017 Share #18 Posted November 22, 2017 Tell me, Jono - what cameras are you using right now, and what do you view as your keepers? Did you really ask that? How complicated - am I obliged to answer? Okay Today I went out with my Nikon D810 and an 80-400 VR (and the 24-120) Yesterday I was in London and I mostly shot with the CL and the 35 summilux TL . . a few shots with my beloved M10 If you told me I could only have one camera it would be an M10 I'll probably buy a CL, but I don't have to decide just yet. I do own (and did pay for) M9 M9mm M10 SL Nikon D810 but I don't use the M9 and M9mm very much Does this help/confuse/elucidate? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted November 22, 2017 Share #19 Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Thanks Jono. No, it doesn't confuse, but it does elucidate where you're comping from. I had the D800e and the 80-400 VR. To be honest, I struggled with the operating system and I didn't seem to be able to make the most of the extra resolution. One day I was using it (at Tiritiri Matangi - an island bird sanctuary here in Auckland) and a woman looked at me and said "gosh, that's a big camera" which really said "you must have a very small penis"! I looked at it (the camera) and thought, you're right! It just wasn't me and I really couldn't get to grips with it (time, I know). So, I sold it as part of my 2016 camera equipment rationalisation project. I can't bring myself to part with my v1 Monochrom (despite its noisy shutter). The files are just so pleasing. Similarly, my M-A. But for me, the SL and TL2 have become a mainstay. One for when I can be bothered carrying a full blown camera, and the other for when I can't. Follow up question - lenses? I tend to group these by camera - 21 & 28 Summilux, Noctilux & 75 Summilux and the two SL zooms (SL), 50 Summilux-M, 50 Summitar and 28 Summaron-M (Monochrom, M-A & TL2) and 11-23 TL zoom and 35 Summilux-TL (TL2). Don't feel under any pressure to answer, I'm just interested how you approach what can be a conundrum ... Cheers John Edited November 22, 2017 by IkarusJohn Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted November 23, 2017 Share #20 Posted November 23, 2017 I'm so excited at the news of this new camera. For many years I was using a Leica/Minolta CL and I loved the small format of the camera. However, before I can even think of buying one, I have to ask the following questions: – What bag should I get for my new Leica CL? What case should I get my new Leica CL? What strap should I get my new Leica CL? And also, I shall soon be going on holiday to Bourton on the Water, do think I should take it with me? I think you should used a Tesco bag to disguise it Cases are old fashioned, instead, smother it in vasceline for fast handling Use a large rubber band as a strap, super fast shot to chest time Don’t go to bourton on the water. Be more creative damn it ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.