Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]- --0-1804289383-956740430=:17341 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Simon and welcome, I believe you will find the M6 the superb tool for photographing your children. My 6-year old daughter has now become so accustomed to the quiet click and absence of flash of the M6 that she basically refuses to be photographed with the big camera like the R8 (which for me plays the role the F5 plays for you). When she sees the big SLR with a flash on top, she starts squinting and closing her eyes immediately, and protests loudly that she does not want flash. Like other posters, I would suggest that you reconsider the Tri Elmar as your initial lens. I know it sounds tempting, but the maximum aperture of f4 will prevent you from exploiting one of the fundamental benefits of Leica glass, the ability to take excellent photos at apertures like f1.4 and f2. Perhaps you should combine your 90mm Apo ASPH with a 35mm Summicron or Summilux (depending on your budget). Nathan Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com> wrote, in part: Hello everyone Another lurker surfaces and faces the inevitable! I have phoned the camera shop and will be picking up my chrome M6 .85, 90mm f/2 APO ASPH and Tri-Elmar 28-50mm f/4 on 2 May. Just by way of introduction, I am a Nikon user (F5, 80-200mm f/2.8 AFS, 85mm f/1.8 AF-D, TC20-E etc. etc.). I love two types of photography, wildlife and portraits (particularly of my two girls ages five and two - they are the subjects for the portraits although sometimes the wildlife!). I really wanted a camera that would enable me to take protraits with more creative control and in a less stressful way for the children. The F5 with SB28 flash and big 85mm lens can be very overpowering for children and it is difficult to take candid portraits with such a big camera, even when using it handheld. I have followed the newsgroup and believe that the M6 will be the ideal camera for portrait work, especially with the 90mm f/2 in available light. I did consider the new Nikon S3 2000 rangefinder but it is very much priced for the collectors market and did not make financial sense. I also believe that the 90mm APO ASPH lens will be better than the 50mm that Nikon will initially offer with the camera. - --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. - --0-1804289383-956740430=:17341 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <P>Hi Simon and welcome,</P> <P>I believe you will find the M6 the superb tool for photographing your children. My 6-year old daughter has now become so accustomed to the quiet click and absence of flash of the M6 that she basically refuses to be photographed with the big camera like the R8 (which for me plays the role the F5 plays for you). When she sees the big SLR with a flash on top, she starts squinting and closing her eyes immediately, and protests loudly that she does not want flash.</P> <P>Like other posters, I would suggest that you reconsider the Tri Elmar as your initial lens. I know it sounds tempting, but the maximum aperture of f4 will prevent you from exploiting one of the fundamental benefits of Leica glass, the ability to take excellent photos at apertures like f1.4 and f2. Perhaps you should combine your 90mm Apo ASPH with a 35mm Summicron or Summilux (depending on your budget).</P> <P>Nathan</P> <P><B><I>Simon Lamb <s_lamb@compuserve.com></B></I> wrote, in part:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hello everyone<BR><BR>Another lurker surfaces and faces the inevitable! I have phoned the<BR>camera shop and will be picking up my chrome M6 .85, 90mm f/2 APO ASPH<BR>and Tri-Elmar 28-50mm f/4 on 2 May. Just by way of introduction, I am a<BR>Nikon user (F5, 80-200mm f/2.8 AFS, 85mm f/1.8 AF-D, TC20-E etc. etc.).<BR>I love two types of photography, wildlife and portraits (particularly of<BR>my two girls ages five and two - they are the subjects for the portraits<BR>although sometimes the wildlife!). I really wanted a camera that would<BR>enable me to take protraits with more creative control and in a less<BR>stressful way for the children. The F5 with SB28 flash and big 85mm<BR>lens can be very overpowering for children and it is difficult to take<BR>candid portraits with such a big camera, even when using it handheld. I<BR>have followed the newsgroup and believe that the M6 will be the ideal<BR>camera for portrait work, especially with the 90mm f/2 in available<BR>light. I did consider the new Nikon S3 2000 rangefinder but it is very<BR>much priced for the collectors market and did not make financial sense.<BR>I also believe that the 90mm APO ASPH lens will be better than the 50mm<BR>that Nikon will initially offer with the camera.<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1><b>Do You Yahoo!?</b><br> Send online invitations with <a href="http://invites.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Invites</a>. - --0-1804289383-956740430=:17341--