Erick: P600 was a typo (should have been P900)--sorry, my bad. I generally have had no problems with using my Ries in snow or water; mind you,...
Erick: something I should have done intially before my first response was to check out your photo.net portfolio and website--beautiful work :-)...
Erick: you're welcome :-) The P900 is very stable with a Hasselblad V and 250 attached: should be, as most of Dutch Hill's other products are...
Erick: I have the extended version, and it excels as a tripod for winter photography (deep snow) as all the controls are near the head and are...
Excellent set of reviews there Josh :-) Something that should be said in respect of the Billingham Alice is that its utility can be greatly...
David, I never had problems with my arms hitting the sides of the pouches when hiking/scrambling/etc. I usually carry my survival kit/light...
You may want to consider using a modular belt/harness and pouch system. I used such a system made by Kinesis Photo Gear (kgear.com) when hiking...
Check-out http://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/tweak/tripod/ and/or http://www.dutchhill.com/products/p900.html for an alternative that may...
There is nothing quite like scaring the c**p of out of unsuspecting animal in the dark and recording the supremely startled results for posterity...
In the past I have sold Leica gear to finance different equipment (not digital) and though warranted at that time I regretted it further down the...
I have used the CF 180 with both the 1.4XE and 2XE: my sentiment re. the 1.4XE mirrors Simon's; the results from the 2XE were very much within the...
When, by the way, are you planning on coming up to Alaska to shoot the aurora? If it is anytime soon you will find that you are roughly at least...
As to whether a .72 is appropriate for a glasses-wearer wishing to see more than just the 35 mm. framelines is highly dependent on the type/degree...
Since UV and infrared wavelengths are at opposite ends of the visible spectrum, there is no way a filter can block just the visible light...
If travelling light, just a MP and a 35 asph. summilux off my shoulder and extra film and a Sekonic studio meter in my pocket(s). My usual...
Mike has touched on many of the salient points re. Ries; as I have a H600, the following pointers can be added. The inside legs of the...
Stuart, My hope is that you take along something faster to supplement the Velvia 50 -- such as Provia 400. Having lived in Juneau for three...
William: first off: the pro shots on the left side really have nothing to do with the problem you are trying to solve -- i.e., compensate for a...
Thanks H.P. for filling in some of the 'holes' I left out. A meter designed primarily for incident readings (i.e. a large dome, preferably on a...
Q.G: on that note I agree with you totally -- left out that 'little' detail in an effort to be brief :-)
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