Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think using a screw mount Leica can not only be cheaper than getting a Bessa, it also gives you a real education in Photography. You need to think about almost every step of the process and the slowing down helps you make better pictures. Unless you pre-set the exposure and use hyperfocal focusing and then just fire away. Chad Hahn - --- David Rodgers <davrod@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > At 11:22 PM 6/4/2002 +0200, you wrote: > >Since the introduction of the Bessa R2, for the > starting-out rangefinder > >user, there really isn't much point in getting a > used Leica, > > Martin, > > Careful here, my good man! Using a Leica isn't about > snobbery. It's about > using one of the finest tools in the trade. Owning > and not using a > Leica....that's collecting. :-) > > Generally, the more a person invests in something, > the more committed they > become. I never regretted buying my first Leica M > (which I could hardly > afford at the time). I soon after regretting not > having bought one sooner. > > Dave > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html