Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > My big Canon SLR with the 85/1.2 lens on it scares children. With a longer > lens than the 85 on it (such as the 28-70 zoom) it makes them cry; they think > it is a weapon. > > My M6 does not. They find it cute and non-threatening. > > For me, that is in and of itself an adequate reason to use an M. > Wildlife responds to the size of the lens too. The 280 mm f/4 doesn't seem nearly as threatening as the 400mm f/2.8 did. Or maybe it's 'cuz the 400mm f/2.8 was a Canon ;-) Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .