RE: [Leica] suitability of M for wildlife photography

["Jeffery Smith" <jsmith45@bellsouth.net>]

Some birds will allow you to get close enough to photograph them with a
Leica M.

Let's see....what are they called....pigeons!

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tom
> Finnegan
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:35 PM
> To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us'
> Subject: RE: [Leica] suitability of M for wildlife photography
>
>
> some poor confused soul suggested:
>
> ok, this is going to hurt....
>
> EOS-3 + > 400 mm
> *****************************
>
> Wasn't it Robert Capa that said something along the lines of, 'if the
> picture isn't any good, you are not close enough'. So much of wildlife
> photography is static stale pictures of animals taken from a long
> ways away
> with some monster lens. Can you imagine doing street photography
> with a 400
> mm lens? Certainly not! So why wildlife photography? All sense of intimacy
> and involvement is lost.
>
> To paraphrase the Leica literature,
>
> "How are extraordinary, moving pictures taken? Through the harmonious
> interaction of the photographer and the camera. And through the close
> proximity to what's happening. When it comes to spontaneous and
> inconspicuous reactions, the Leica M6 is irreplaceable: it enables the
> photographer to get in close. Using the Leica M6, you don't have to worry
> about the distance between you and your subject. The camera remains
> unnoticed and itself becomes a part of the setting."
>
> So dump the slr and monster telephoto, grab you M6 and that new
> 28/2 and get
> right in amongst that herd of rampaging wildebeasts. Your photos
> will be for
> more dynamic and exiting as a result!
>
> Tom (only partly in jest) Finnegan
> Seattle
>
> hmmmmm......., now that I think about it, street photography with the
> 560/6.8 telyt and shoulder stock could be interesting. I might
> just have to
> try that one out.
>
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