Probably easier to find a bear to photograph at GFM than a chipmunk.

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Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I was going to bring quite a bit of equipment to GFM as well. Hell, I  
> was planning on driving out there. So why not load up the Jeep? I'll  
> try to make it this year, and I'll be loaded for bear-- or at least  
> chipmunk:-).
> Paul
> On Sep 5, 2006, at 7:20 PM, cbwaters wrote:
> 
>> I'll admit it.  I don't see the point of this thread.
>>
>> I took almost all of my modest collection to GFM.  Partly to show  
>> off (as
>> if), partly because I enjoy shooting with all my cameras.  Partly  
>> because I
>> thought somebody might like a chance to fondle one or two of them,  
>> having
>> never had the opportunity to see that particular model before.
>>
>> OTOH, I took only my *ist-D and a 28-105 with me on a family hike  
>> in the
>> woods on Monday...
>>
>> So tell me, what's the point?
>>
>> CW
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:34 PM
>> Subject: RE: the way it was ... the way it is (was: amusing product  
>> review)
>>
>>
>>> Oh, you'll get no disagreement from me on that point.  OTOH, based  
>>> on the
>>> equipment list posted by some GFM attendees, and the gear I've seen
>>> various
>>> PDMLers take for a few hours of local shooting on one of our NorCal
>>> meetings, there is definitely a point of overkill.
>>> Capa shot an entire war with less gear than some people bring on a  
>>> days
>>> outing.  Erwitt's travelling equipment case of 35mm gear - the one  
>>> he took
>>> when on assignment - contained less gear than some people take for a
>>> weekend stroll in the woods. I think you have the same photo I do  
>>> of that
>>> case.
>>>
>>> But, the real point is that, for me and some others - yourself  
>>> included -
>>> carryig lap tops, CD burners, poratble hydroelectric generators,  
>>> satellite
>>> uplinks, and so on and on are not only wasteful of space but often  
>>> useless
>>> in many situations.
>>>
>>> And, considering the prevelance of zoom lenses these days, you can  
>>> often
>>> get by with only two or three lenses.
>>>
>>> What some of the people here are missing is the point that many  
>>> photogs
>>> when travelling, are travelling to places where it's difficult to  
>>> recharge
>>> batteries, where lap tops are useless without portable generators,  
>>> and
>>> where it may be difficult to find an internet cafe that allow you  
>>> to burn
>>> CD's.
>>>
>>> Shel
>>> "The smallest feline is a masterpiece"  - Leonardo da Vinci
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> [Original Message]
>>>> From: Bob W
>>>> One of the important things is to try and eliminate show-stoppers  
>>>> and,
>>>> as far as reasonable, single points of failure. It's therefore  
>>>> wise to
>>>> have at least 2 bodies and a set of lenses with some overlap in  
>>>> their
>>>> range of focal lengths.
>>>
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