Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I was forced to start on an Exakta VX once I mastered that a Minolta SR-T101 > On Nov 30, 2016, at 1:09 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > > Pricey pricey, Lluis!! IMHO, that's crazy money to spend on a youngster > who's only getting her first camera and might drop it when the rest of the > photography class - and her teacher - all rush over to have a look at it > all at the same time. > How about a 35mm MC Rokkor and adaptor which can be picked up for peanuts? > > Douglas > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lluis Ripoll Photography" > <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Learning Camera > > >> Tina, >> >> Here is a offer for a Summicron C 40mm, IMHO an excellent lens for a M8 >> at a reasonable price and I think better quality than a Voigtlander >> >> <http://www.ebay.es/itm/LEICA-LEITZ-SUMMICRON-C-40mm-F-2-LENS-WETZLAR-GERMANY-W-HOOD-CAP-for-CL-CLE-/332026429946?hash=item4d4e5141fa:g:-uUAAOSwImRYIgVG >> >> <http://www.ebay.es/itm/LEICA-LEITZ-SUMMICRON-C-40mm-F-2-LENS-WETZLAR-GERMANY-W-HOOD-CAP-for-CL-CLE-/332026429946?hash=item4d4e5141fa:g:-uUAAOSwImRYIgVG>> >> >> Lluis >> >> >> >>> El 29 nov 2016, a les 17:44, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> va >>> escriure: >>> >>> LUG: >>> >>> My granddaughter is 15 and into all things artistic. She is taking >>> photography in high school and is very interested, following me around >>> asking lots of good questions. >>> >>> I'd like to get her a good camera for Christmas that she can use to >>> learn. >>> She's very interested in f stops and focal lengths and the differences >>> they >>> make. >>> >>> One choice would be to give her one of my old M8's but the disadvantage >>> to >>> that is that she will not be able to afford extra lenses for it. I have >>> an >>> old Elmar 65/3.5 that I would include but I don't have a lot of surplus >>> lenses. >>> >>> Is there another digital camera out there that would be good for learning >>> apertures, speeds, focal lengths? Most of them are so automatic you >>> don't >>> ever have to know what those are but she wants to know! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information