Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I agree that Nikon and Leica make a great combination. I'm going to shoot > the demonstrations at the G20 summit in Ottawa this weekend. Around my > neck will be a .58 with a 3E and a motor. On one shoulder an M6HM with a > 90. And on the other shoulder an F3HP/MD4 with a 180. The Nikon will do > double duty as camera and blunt instrument... > > As far as non-Leica available light lenses go, I've read great reviews of > that honking great 28/1.4 Nikkor. The 28/2.0 AIS is supposed to be OK as > well. Some Nikkors that *aren't* great available light lenses include the > 50/1.4 and 1.2, the 24/2.0 (the one I had was egregiously bad) and the > 35/2.0. > > Frankly, IMO nothing but nothing matches the current fast Leica M lenses. > It's a fool's errand to even try :-) > > Paul > > http://www.chefurka.com > -- Paul, Good luck in Ottawa this weekend. I remember some of your previous demo photos. Having photographed numerous demonstrations I have used a kit similiar to yours, Two Ms and a F3HP. What I learned is that to get good demonstration photos you need to be close-in with the demonstrators. So my recommendation would be to dump the F3 and the Leica 90mm. Go wide with 35, 28 and a 21 if you have one. Take a 50 as a telephoto. I would also like to suggest that by getting close in you can get some really meaty stuff of the demonstrators and police. Try and get away from the dreaded pictures of demonstrators carrying signs--been done to death. Here are a few of my protestor photos, which you may have seen before: http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk3.jpg http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk3a.jpg http://www.streetphoto/.net/photo_of_the_week/wk41.jpg http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk41a.jpg be safe, sl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html