Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pricey pricey, Lluis!! IMHO, that's crazy money to spend on a youngster who's only getting her first camera and might drop it when the rest of the photography class - and her teacher - all rush over to have a look at it all at the same time. How about a 35mm MC Rokkor and adaptor which can be picked up for peanuts? Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll Photography" <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Learning Camera > Tina, > > Here is a offer for a Summicron C 40mm, IMHO an excellent lens for a M8 at > a reasonable price and I think better quality than a Voigtlander > > <http://www.ebay.es/itm/LEICA-LEITZ-SUMMICRON-C-40mm-F-2-LENS-WETZLAR-GERMANY-W-HOOD-CAP-for-CL-CLE-/332026429946?hash=item4d4e5141fa:g:-uUAAOSwImRYIgVG > > <http://www.ebay.es/itm/LEICA-LEITZ-SUMMICRON-C-40mm-F-2-LENS-WETZLAR-GERMANY-W-HOOD-CAP-for-CL-CLE-/332026429946?hash=item4d4e5141fa:g:-uUAAOSwImRYIgVG>> > > Lluis > > > >> El 29 nov 2016, a les 17:44, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> va >> escriure: >> >> 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >