Three or four lenses on a long trip?

[Harpomatic]

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On 12/16/2018 at 4:51 PM, OR120 said:

 Now you get to all the eggs in one basket question ———— where is the second body ——————- your back up?

Ha! Unfortunately I don’t have the funds to buy a second M body - as a backup I have my trusty Ricoh GR, usually my pocket camera. It’s a 28mm equivalent APS-C with an exceptional lens, but it’s just unfortunate for me that it’s not at least a 35mm equivelent. I have a more “tele” eye.

I really hope that I won’t need it! 😉

 

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[oldwino]

21 hours ago, Harpomatic said:

Ha! Unfortunately I don’t have the funds to buy a second M body - as a backup I have my trusty Ricoh GR, usually my pocket camera. It’s a 28mm equivalent APS-C with an exceptional lens, but it’s just unfortunate for me that it’s not at least a 35mm equivelent. I have a more “tele” eye.

I really hope that I won’t need it! 😉

 

Sell the GR and get a X2. 

[budjames]

As as a new Leica owner (bought my first M10 in Sept 2017), I took my first travel vacation with Leicas the month of November this year. We visited New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. I carried two M10s, Summicron 35 and 75, Super Elmar 18 and Summilux 50. I also had a GoPro Hero7 and iPhoneX which is used for stills and video. All of this was carried in my Hadley One bag. My wife carried her compact Sony RX100 Mk4.

I shot over 8,000 DNG images. The 35 saw the most use followed by the 75. But my kit was heavy. A number of days, I just took an M10 and 35 on a neck strap and an extra battery. On my previous travel vacation last year to Italy, I took my Fuji Xt2 and XPro2 and a couple of primes and a Fuji XF 10-24 zoom. This kit weighed about 4 pounds lighter the this year's Leica kit. I'm a big guy, 6'5", and relatively active, but the bag of Leica gear wore on me.

Next time, I think that I will just take the 35 and 75 and one M10 body along with my Sony RFX100 Mk5 as a back up. The weight will be cut by 50% and I can use. my smaller Hadley Pro bag.

I checked out the new Leica C Lux to replace my Sony RS100 Mk5, but it doesn't have a fully articulating screen and the IQ is not as good as the Sony. The Sony RX series still ranks at the top for a compact travel camera.

Now that I'm home, I've been working on processing the images I shot down under. OMG, the Leica glass is great, but the improvement in IQ over my Fuji kit is certainly not worth the 4x cost. However, buying into the Leica M system checked a 45 year old bucket list item for me. Now that I own the M10s, I'm certainly using them.

Regards,
Bud James

Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto.

Edited December 19, 2018 by budjames

[Narsuitus]

3 hours ago, budjames said:

OMG, the Leica glass is great, but the improvement in IQ over my Fuji kit is certainly not worth the 4x cost.

I arrived at the same conclusion.

[M11 for me]

vor 2 Stunden schrieb Narsuitus:

I arrived at the same conclusion.

And what does this mean now? Do you go back to Fuji gear?

[Harpomatic]

I changed from X-Pro 2 full kit as well. Image quality was never the reason for the change, I was aware beforehand that Leica glass is great but also other brands make great glass. I made the change to have the rangefinder experience, the simplicity and completely different crafting of the image.

 

if the image is crap it’s still my fault, not the camera/lens

[Narsuitus]

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1 hour ago, Alex U. said:

And what does this mean now? Do you go back to Fuji gear?

I shoot with a Leica M6 and three M-mount lenses (90/35/21).

I had been waiting for Leica to make a digital rangefinder that was similar in style, size, weight, and ergonomics to my M6.

While I waited, I used a Fuji X-Pro1.

When I damaged my X-Pro1 shooting a solar eclipse, instead of repairing it, I decided to replace it with an M10. I purchased a demo M10 from a Leica dealer.

I loved the M10. It handled like my Leica M6, it was compatible with my M6 lenses, and the rangefinder focusing was just what I needed.

However, my M10 had so many electronic and mechanical problems that I had to return it to the dealer. The dealer contacted Leica and described the problems. Leica instructed the dealer to give me a full refund.

Instead of buying another M10, I used a fraction of the $6,000+ refund to buy a less than $1500 Fuji X-Pro2.

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[budjames]

On 12/19/2018 at 1:28 PM, Narsuitus said:

I shoot with a Leica M6 and three M-mount lenses (90/35/21).

I had been waiting for Leica to make a digital rangefinder that was similar in style, size, weight, and ergonomics to my M6.

While I waited, I used a Fuji X-Pro1.

When I damaged my X-Pro1 shooting a solar eclipse, instead of repairing it, I decided to replace it with an M10. I purchased a demo M10 from a Leica dealer.

I loved the M10. It handled like my Leica M6, it was compatible with my M6 lenses, and the rangefinder focusing was just what I needed.

However, my M10 had so many electronic and mechanical problems that I had to return it to the dealer. The dealer contacted Leica and described the problems. Leica instructed the dealer to give me a full refund.

Instead of buying another M10, I used a fraction of the $6,000+ refund to buy a less than $1500 Fuji X-Pro2.

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Knock on wood, I have two M10s and have not experienced any issues so far. Unfortunately, carrying two M10s and a few lenses creates a heavy bag that I think that I'm hauling around my old Canon pro DSLR kit. My Fuji XT2 and XH1 and a few Fuji primes weighs about 30% less.

This reason along with the weather resistance and Fuji zooms is the main reason why I keep the Fuji gear. That said, I prefer the Leicas for street photography.

Regards,
Bud James

Please check out my fine art and travel photography at www.budjames.photography or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/budjamesphoto.

[Ccoppola82]

When I shoot hybrid I use 

m2 or m6

21mm/35/50

on the xpro2 with Leica adapter it gives me 30ish/50/75

between the 2 I get a variety of focal lengths, can do color/ BW/film...whatever I want and it all fits in a small dome bag when carrying 1 body/lens. 

 

I bought an xpro2 with the intention of using it as a color potential backup to my film M.  I could get a digital Leica but I'm more than happy with the results I get with the Fuji.  I still love film and get much more enjoyment out of it than digital, so maybe that's part of the reason. For my lazy days, I've since added the 18mm and 35mm f2 fujicrons for when I want to go full digital though. I work seamlessly with the two systems and both are very high quality cameras with great optics.  Fuji is my jpg machine. I rarely do any post with it.  

[Archiver]

You're probably in Bolivia now, or about to leave. Regardless, here are my thoughts and experiences.

Our lens choices are very similar. When I travel overseas for extended periods, I bring the Zeiss 21/2.8, Voigtlander 35/1.4, Leica 50/2 and a compact camera like the Ricoh GR or Panasonic LX7/10. My rationale is that the 21 handles landscapes, interiors, and anything which needs context. The fast 35 goes on at night time. 50 is wonderful but a little too compressed for me, as I like a lot of context in my travel images. I use 50 as a portrait and details lens, generally. You can see how I handled these three lenses in this flickr set, plus the 28mm Ricoh GRD III.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/archiver/albums/72157624568503606

On this trip, I took the Voigtlander 75/2.5 and hardly used it at all. Then again, I'm not really a tele shooter with rangefinders - if I want tele, I'll use a 90 or 70-200 equivalent on a micro four thirds camera. I also have the Leica 75/2.4, which is an even better lens but still not used that much.

So in my case, I'd take three lenses (21, 35, 50) and a compact camera. The 35 will be useful for night time and indoors. And if I know I'll be taking proper portraits, I'll take the tiny Olympus 45mm f1.8 for my Panasonic GM1 or GX85.

Edited December 29, 2018 by Archiver

[dunhoy]

I did a trip to Ecuador with 21SEM and 50Lux... also took a Ricoh GRD

[budjames]

On 12/19/2018 at 12:13 PM, Alex U. said:

And what does this mean now? Do you go back to Fuji gear?

For me, I kept my Fuji X system which current is the XT3 and XH1 bodies with a number of Fuji XF primes and zooms. Although I have been using my Leica kit for travel and walkabout camera, I use the Fuji kit when I need long lenses or am shooting action. As an example, we attended the Atlantic City airshow this summer where you sit on the beach while the planes perform over the ocean. My Fuji XH1 with the Fuji XF 100-400 zoom did a terrific job.

Here are a few images from this outing.

Regards,
Bud James

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[stephengv]

Just got back from a trip to Kyoto- Osaka with the 28 Elmarit ASPH II, 35 Summicron ASPH and 50 Summicron.

I never missed a shot. Never think that I needed other lens. Plus, I can use each lens for the whole day, because the three above-mentioned lenses are general standard lens. The only difference is one is wide-normal, normal and tele-normal, based on my own standards of course 😊

 

[Harpomatic]

I finally got back from my three weeks in Bolivia.

It's interesting how much I thought about what to bring, asked for advice, and ended up never taking my CV 50mm 1.2 off the camera!! XD

I thoroughly enjoyed just using it and almost never wished for a different lens...the Tele-Elmarit 90mm was the first to be regularly left in the room, and the ZM 21mm soon followed.

I did use the Ricoh GR exclusively going down the Death Road on a mountain bike, I left the Leica in the hotel for that one - it would have been difficult to use not having time to stop very much.

I still want to thank everybody for their contribution and sound advice!!

I will post a few pics once I've edited them!