Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good for you, Mike. I've been doing this kind of thing as well, but only for a day or two at a time! My poor wife still grabs her full Canon EOS kit whenever she goes shooting, which is probably why she doesn't shoot as much anymore. I usually head out with one M6 body, a 50mm or 35mm lens and some Provia or Scala. Using the M6 has already helped my photography in that I'm much less concerned with equipment and more focused on light & composition. The M6 has made me think about metering critically for the first time in 15 years. Seems like I ceded my responsibility for metering around 1983, when I bought my Canon A1s. It's nice to have it back. You're indeed being much more radical about it and I'm sure your photography will improve as a result. Good luck. - --Jim Laurel > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Johnston [SMTP:70007.3477@compuserve.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 7:53 AM > To: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com > Subject: [Leica] Le Grand Experiment > > This time, I've decided to be just a little more radical about it. I'm in > the > process of getting rid of every camera and lens I own except an M6 and > 50mm f/2 > lens. For the next year, the only two lenses I own will both be 50mms--a > Summicron for the camera and an Apo-Rodagon-N for the enlarger. I'll shoot > only > Tri-X and make only 6x9 full-frame prints on 8x10 paper.