Wildlife photography with a Leica M

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Well i have learned two important lessons last week.
1 - Kodak Ektar is wonderful
2 - A rangefinder camera is probably not the best choice for a wildlife camera

Anyway im currently employed by a TV production company that specializes in natural history programs and last Tuesday I was lucky enough to help out a shoot on the world's only mainland breeding colony of Albatross. I was working so I only managed a couple of rolls of film while I was out there but I had a lot of fun. I do hope you like the results.

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I think you're right. For macro and wildlife with a long telephoto, an SLR is the tool to use. I hardly ever use my Nikon SLR's but I keep them working ready for such situations.
A motor drive would be an advantage but not worth it now for the number of times I'd use it.
 
Where is the Albatross colony? The lighthouse looks very much like the Griffiths Island lighthouse in Victoria. Three years ago my son and I spent an afternoon watching ten albatrosses fishing about half a kilometer offshore at Lorne. We met friends for dinner but I kept the binoculars nearby. Haven't seen them the last two years.
 
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