Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome Ryan, waiting for see some of your work Lluis El 15/01/2012, a las 3:11, Ryan Scott Bardsley escribi?: > > Hello, > > My name is Ryan and I thought I would write to introduce myself as a > new member. I am anxiously awaiting my second Leica, albeit my first > digital one., that will be arriving later this week. I have been > shooting for a while now. My dad started me on his Nikon F2 and I > fell in love with photography from there. Mostly, I shoot for > pleasure, though I do do some studio work for my job. I am a > designer and sometimes need to do a quick product shot. A while back > I bought a Minilux and it still comes with me on every bit of travel > I do. I wanted something that I could point, shoot, and capture > something quickly merely because it was always in my pocket. It is a > great little camera. > > My digital workhorse has been a Canon 20D that I bought when they > were hot, and fresh, and young. The time came when it was time for > something a bit more interesting. I have two small children. I am > only going to have one chance to capture images of them when they > are this age. And I wanted something that would challenge my > photography skills and make my life interesting. After a good deal > of research, I settled on a lightly-used M8. I couldn't justify > spending the additional $2k - $4k to get into an M8.2 or an M9. So, > the shutter noise shouldn't be a problem with my "subjects" and I > don't mind the smaller sensor. Along with the body, I opted for the > Summicron 50mm lens which seems to be a good starter lens to get > into using a rangefinder camera. > > I am now waiting for the mailman to bring me several small, heavy > boxes. > > Looking forward to learning some things here. Thanks for listening. > > Ryan > Boston, MA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information