Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Let i am new to this group so if i am picking up an old boring thread, please ignore this message. Let me introduce myself. I am a 38 year old ex photographer. I worked as a fulltime photographer 1981 - 1986. 1986 - 1999 i owned a Canon F1. Took 10 - 20 rolls of film maximum. Exactly 1 year ago i had a full revival with photography. I think it's incredible fun again i think i've shot 50 - 70 rolls this past year. I ran out to by the equipment i worked with in the beginning of the 80:s. Nikon F2, Nikon FE and four lenses. One Hasselblad 2000 with 2 Lenses and one Nikon 35 TI, and one Kodak Digital camera. I hate the new plastic cameras with millions of programmes. As time has passed by this year i find myself just bringing out the Nikon 35 Ti, and the Hasselblad. So i was thinking. OK let's realize an old dream. Buy a more fun camera to bring out. Let's go and by a Leica M6. I went to the store. But there i felt unsure what to do. The M6 felt bigger than i thought. The focusing felt awkward and did'nt get the feeling that i would bring out this camera everytime i went out of my house, a camera lying on the shelf is of no use ! I had the feeling that the M6 was as the Hasselblad. Boring to use but with an outstanding result. I felt i did'nt need one more boring camera :) I went out of the store emptyhanded. Went to Africa one month without the Nikons and really missed them once being there. Went to Nice last week. Strolled and found a Leica R4s in a window. Went in and got a real positive feeling about it, bought it. Got my first film back today, and the result is fantastic. Like the focusing and display a lot. Maybe it's a little plastic feeling. But it's OK. OK let's come to my questions. What i need is 2 more cameras. 80 % of the time i use a 35 and a shorter tele. Once in a while i use a 28, 50 and 200 lens. I would really like to be convinced to buy a M camera. But how is _really_ to use ??? Maybe one more R camera is the right for me ?? How is the 6.2 ??? Please guide me. (sorry for my bad english) Håkan Dennersten Founder Netch Technologies AB, Vasagatan 15-17,111 20 STOCKHOLM, +46 8 54513580, +46 8 54513585, http://www.netch.com/ ==================================== New mobilenumber : +46 70 220 17 35 ====================================