Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Bob, I am not shooting the street with a Leica R--I am doing it with a Canon 1DII, about twice the weight of an R8 and bigger too. I don't think my pictures are any different now than when I was using Leica M (but that is of course for others to judge). I would like a digital M because it is smaller, lighter, and I like rangefinder photography. But B.D. is right--it matters less what camera you use than how you behave. Nathan Bob Shaw wrote: > The Subject of this post probably would give M users the Whammies. > But hear me out, anyway: > > I've run a few rolls of HP 5 and XP2 Super through both bodies over > the past 18 months since joining the ranks of Leica users. Over time, > the R8 has become the B&W body with the Elmarit 28-90 ASPH always on, > while the R9 is sort of the color/motor winder/70-180/tripod camera. > > Certainly, an R8 or 9 with a Vario is less than inconspicuous, but > I've had a bit of luck from time to time pulling down an image in > downtown Seattle that evokes "Metropolitan Life". With constant > prodding from a couple of R Forum members, I actually posted a few on > photo.net. > > Anyone else out there Shooting the Street with their Leica R? If so, > could you share your thoughts on this and maybe a link to your work? > > I'm asking because I believe that the character of Leica glass used in > the M series absolutely crosses over into the R glass, and that > getting the "look" of classic Leica M street shots is a matter of > circumstance and practice. > > Any takers? > > Regards, > > Bob in Seattle (with another fresh roll of XP2 Super in the R8....) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!