Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Finest equipment technically achievable, Was:supposed to be a Leica M group
From: Pascal <cyberdog@ibm.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 98 21:43:49 +0100

On 27-01-1998 12:54 Lucien_vD@compuserve.com wrote:

>This sayed, coming from a reflex camera (or any other 6X6 etc..), it is not
>so easy
>to acheive good results with a rangefinder camera like the M6.
>Now I think that I made a mistake when always taking a Reflex together with
>my M.
>Using it alone is the only way to make progress.
>(with only one lens at the time, if possible, or if I have the courage ..)
>I really needed to  practice a lot in order to be just "satisfied" of my
>results,
>(specially when so many excellent photographers are using it)
>The M is really much more demanding than the R in that respect.
>(There are always a lot of brand new M6's in the classified of "Chasseur
>d'Images"!)
>I have to confess that in the begining I was more in love with the camera
>itself than
>with the results! ... Ah, who will poetize the "click wzzz" of a M3 at
>1/15s  ;-)
>It take me years to really know what I can expect from it.
>But when it start, what a pleasure.
>
>I'm always really cautious when somebody ask me advice about buying a M.
>(I should be anyway)
>
>Lucien
>BELGIUM

Well said, Lucien! I can only second your thoughts.

Pascal