Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Indeed. You'll enjoy that M6. Looking forward to seeing some posts. Welcome to the LUG. Frank Farmer Jackson, Miss. On Dec 12, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > That is certainly the best advice so far......Use it and post. :-) > > Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> Welcome Alex, >> I think you will have a lot of fun with that M6. And the 50 >> summicron. And the 35 to follow for sure. And the 90, and... >> It's quite addictive, you'll see. :-) >> But above all: use it and post your shots. >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Op 12-dec-06, om 23:10 heeft Alex het volgende geschreven: >> >>> Hello all. >>> I'm a newbie to Leica and to RF in the whole, just got registered >>> here, willing to introduce myself. >>> My name is Alex, I'm from Israel. Used to be a long-term SLR >>> shooter jumping over from Minolta to Canon professional systems, >>> until about 2 years ago took a leap into large format (4x5) and >>> never looked back so that my Canon setup used to spent about 95% of >>> the time in the closet. Besides, it took me several years to >>> realize that the "latest and greatest" gear isn't always the >>> optimal solution. I became quite reluctant of getting out my Canon >>> and lugging it around, even though owing high-end analog camera and >>> some nice L line optics. In the past I enjoyed challenging myslef >>> physically and mentally lugging 15 kg backpack full of Canon >>> throughout the world even on business trips, but lately getting >>> realized that nor fast and quite AF, neither super-sophisticated >>> metering or super-speed machine-gun shooting doesn't bring me the >>> pleasure any more in my hobby. So the breaking point came few weeks >>> ago when I decided to quit my SLR adventure altoagther and convert >>> to something much more manageable and intimate that will not be a >>> burden for my family either in family strools or trips but yet >>> provide an adequate quality. After quite a deliberation between >>> jumping to an MF rangefinder or remain in 35mm world I made up my >>> mind to stay with 35mm to avoid the necessity to change my entire >>> flow. Then were two weeks of online "research" of RF world, >>> equipment, shooting technique, etc..became an active member on RFF >>> (rangefinderforum.com), "spamming" apug.org with my RF-related >>> hesitations...until realized that in that or another way I will >>> have hard time to get my Leica lust calm down.... >>> So two days ago I managed to pick a nice Summicron 50mm/2 (current >>> version) which is on its way to me right now and just a few hours >>> ago I had a pleasure to purchase a nice M6 of LUG fellow Hank >>> Kellner (he offered the camera for sale here also few days ago). >>> Did not realize Hank is a well known person not only on LUG but >>> also in literature world, but that turned to be a nice surprise to >>> me. >>> >>> So I'm welcoming myself here on LUG..;-) >>> >>> Sincerely, Alex >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >