Bill Caulfeild-Browne
Well-known member
This may not be the best place to start this thread but please bear with me!
I'm about to make a three week trip overseas where I must travel light and where my M9 and a few lenses will be the absolute ideal camera.
However, for just two days of the trip I'll need something in the 300 mm range - the Apo Telyt won't be enough. (I have a Sony and 70-400 zoom but that's just to heavy for this trip - for just the two days.)
My first thought was to pick up a V Lux 2 which actually has more reach than I need, but the reviews I have read are pretty harsh on image quality. I looked at the V Lux 20 which goes to 300 mm (equivalent) but it doesn't do RAW.
So - I'm appealing for views as to what I might investigate. The primary requirements are - light/very compact, shoot in Raw, 300 mm equivalent.
The V Lux 2 would be OK if it did Raw. It would have been good back-up for M9 too, instead of the X1 I usually take.
What should I look at? I know I'm not going to get M9 quality and that's OK. And I know the answer probably won't be Leica - hence my initial hesitation about where this thread should be. But I reckon fellow Leica shooters will understand my needs better!
Opinions please!
TX
Bill
I'm about to make a three week trip overseas where I must travel light and where my M9 and a few lenses will be the absolute ideal camera.
However, for just two days of the trip I'll need something in the 300 mm range - the Apo Telyt won't be enough. (I have a Sony and 70-400 zoom but that's just to heavy for this trip - for just the two days.)
My first thought was to pick up a V Lux 2 which actually has more reach than I need, but the reviews I have read are pretty harsh on image quality. I looked at the V Lux 20 which goes to 300 mm (equivalent) but it doesn't do RAW.
So - I'm appealing for views as to what I might investigate. The primary requirements are - light/very compact, shoot in Raw, 300 mm equivalent.
The V Lux 2 would be OK if it did Raw. It would have been good back-up for M9 too, instead of the X1 I usually take.
What should I look at? I know I'm not going to get M9 quality and that's OK. And I know the answer probably won't be Leica - hence my initial hesitation about where this thread should be. But I reckon fellow Leica shooters will understand my needs better!
Opinions please!
TX
Bill