Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: M6 for soccer
From: "James Mason, Arctic Sounder" <sounder@otz.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 12:30:22 -0900
References: <80708988-E4FA-11D5-95C3-003065636010@ripserve.com> <3C069883.336A5A38@earthlink.net>

You definitely can't shoot soccer with a 135...I used to do it, back 
in the 60s. You can get nice "art" photos, but compared to working 
with an autofocus EOS and a 400 or 500 mm lens, there is no 
comparison. Go to the library and look at Sports Illustrated from 
1966, then look at the modern magazine. That tells the story. You 
have to be able to focus quickly, and nothing focuses faster than an 
eye control autofocus camera.

James Mason





>To become proficient with an M takes months. For it to be a part of
>one's hand  and mind  can take years, if not decades. And that kind of
>time Leica ain't got.
>The point and shot camera, i.e. EOS, can take from an afternoon to a
>weekend.
>
>	Slobodan Dimitrov
>
>
>J D Perkins wrote:
>>
>>  OK, maybe offtopic. How long does it take to learn to use the EOS
>>  cameras? I'll be doing more football stuff in Feb, reckon you could get
>>  as comfortable with an EOS as an M6 by then?
>>
>>  john
>>
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In reply to: Message from J D Perkins <perkins@ripserve.com> ([Leica] RE: M6 for soccer)
Message from S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net> (Re: [Leica] RE: M6 for soccer)