Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I thought the 65mm needed a Visoflex to work? Also only a portrait lens on an M8... Don't forget the UV/IR filters if shooting in colour John -----Original Message----- I second Jayanand?s suggestion, and also John?s of getting her a 35mm Voigtlander lens for the M8 if you prefer to steer her the Leica way. I think the 65mm Elmar by itself would not be that useful, whereas a 35mm (or a 28mm) would work much better on the M8 as an all-around lens. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain > On 29 Nov 2016, at 18:06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > I would suggest a Fuji XE2, bought used, with a 35mm f2 (50mm > equivalent) to start with. B&H are selling the Fuji lens new at > US$299, a raging bargain if I ever saw one! This will make a > lightweight, compact starter system, with excellent components, and > all manual controls individually available, including excellent focus > peaking to aid manual focus. You can buy her a Fuji made M adapter later > for her to try your lenses. > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/801263229-USE/fujifilm_16404791 > _x_e2_mirrorless_digital_camera.html > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1191420-REG/fujifilm_xf_35mm_f_ > 2_r.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> My granddaughter is 15 and into all things artistic. She is taking >> photography in high school and is very interested, following me >> around asking lots of good questions. >> >> I'd like to get her a good camera for Christmas that she can use to learn. >> She's very interested in f stops and focal lengths and the >> differences they make. >> >> One choice would be to give her one of my old M8's but the >> disadvantage to that is that she will not be able to afford extra >> lenses for it. I have an old Elmar 65/3.5 that I would include but I >> don't have a lot of surplus lenses. >> >> Is there another digital camera out there that would be good for >> learning apertures, speeds, focal lengths? Most of them are so >> automatic you don't ever have to know what those are but she wants to >> know! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>