Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, a number of accomplished photographers have said here that they like to shoot rapidly and hardly look at the finder. Clearly that is valid for them, for that type of shooting. Remember too, that M's can also be used for deliberate 'slow food' type photography. Very careful framing is perfectly sensible for many types of photography. Much depends on whether you are in an AA or HCB mood, does it not? Pablo's points make perfect sense to me, just as I understand what Tina and Ted has said. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/e http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Mark Rabiner Sent: Saturday, 29 March 2008 05:44 To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] CV 15mm lens on M8 > Hola Tina, > > I can't recall of that picture with a 90 macro lens but with some shorter > one. > I see your point anyway. > But what I tend to do is to preset focus so I don't have to waste time and > just compose and shoot with the additional viewfinder which is brighter and > with no any lines to get bother with. > It's also a real truth that I mostly use 35 mm film cameras with fast > films/F=8 or even smaller apertures, hyper-focal so all you got to do is > just point and shoot making the photo not to be gone. > And I'd think I'd be at the same thing if I had an M8. > > Separate finders set right on top of any M or SM cameras are pretty much > better than any camera finder for that purpose, I think. > > Pablo > > I'm fond of finders. Might be why my 40 is my favorite lens. I get to use the finder with it. Or have to, supposedly, when I remember. I never met a finder I didn't like. I have them for about every focal length except 135. It may be I'll be in the category of "collecting" them as they come from all different sources and vary so much. And go back to the 20's. A lot of my shots if its normal or wider I never look though the camera at all. Mark William Rabiner markrabiner.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information