Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Guys and Gals, You know we have a death wish as photographers, well OK it seems it's only me.;-) However, I thought when one of the grandsons was playing in his 10-12 year old soccer league game yesterday I'd shoot it a little different from the usual "long lens stuff" and opted for the 15 mm Voigtlander on an M6. Yeah, yeah I know what a Klutz of an idea, the players will be nothing but grass blades on the neg.. Well I gotta tell you they are a lot bigger when you wait for them to come right to the sideline where you are and even though they were 10 & 12 year olds playing these are solid kids when they kick the ball right in your direction and it's "BAM" And your sitting on your ass in the grass! So you thought a 15 mm would only give you little bitty players eh? I hate to tell you that was the biggest soccer ball I've ever seen in a viewfinder in my life! Jeeeeesh! Me? I'm going back to the 400 mm from now on. :-) After all no one pays danger pay these days! ;-) ted