Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/14

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Subject: [Leica] Introduction
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:06:43 -0800
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Small children - if they move, then your trust 20D may be better :-)

Have fun. The 50mm is slightly long on an M8. For not much of a budget
(well Leica budget anyway), pick up a Voigtlander 35/2.5 pancake. I think
they are around ~$300. That may work out better overall.


On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> welcome aboard!!
>
> now:post, post, post!!!
>
>
> ric
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Ryan Scott Bardsley wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > My name is Ryan and I thought I would write to introduce myself as a new
> member. I am anxiously awaiting my second Leica, albeit my first digital
> one., that will be arriving later this week. I have been shooting for a
> while now. My dad started me on his Nikon F2 and I fell in love with
> photography from there. Mostly, I shoot for pleasure, though I do do some
> studio work for my job. I am a designer and sometimes need to do a quick
> product shot. A while back I bought a Minilux and it still comes with me on
> every bit of travel I do. I wanted something that I could point, shoot, and
> capture something quickly merely because it was always in my pocket. It is
> a great little camera.
> >
> > My digital workhorse has been a Canon 20D that I bought when they were
> hot, and fresh, and young. The time came when it was time for something a
> bit more interesting. I have two small children. I am only going to have
> one chance to capture images of them when they are this age. And I wanted
> something that would challenge my photography skills and make my life
> interesting. After a good deal of research, I settled on a lightly-used M8.
> I couldn't justify spending the additional $2k - $4k to get into an M8.2 or
> an M9. So, the shutter noise shouldn't be a problem with my "subjects" and
> I don't mind the smaller sensor. Along with the body, I opted for the
> Summicron 50mm lens which seems to be a good starter lens to get into using
> a rangefinder camera.
> >
> > I am now waiting for the mailman to bring me several small, heavy boxes.
> >
> > Looking forward to learning some things here. Thanks for listening.
> >
> > Ryan
> > Boston, MA
> >
> >
> >
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>


In reply to: Message from rbardsley at gmail.com (Ryan Scott Bardsley) ([Leica] Introduction)
Message from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Introduction)