Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Håkan Dennersten wrote: ><Snip> > > 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 ??? ><Snip> > Håkan Dennersten > Founder > I shot Nikons for 20 years and soon after I got my first M6 seven years ago just for personal street work it was all i wanted to shoot. I use it to shoot promo work on location as well as in the studio with a Leica winder M. And Portrait work and general commercial, and scenic. I keep the Nikons for Macro and very long focal lengths but getting a Viso might knock them out entirely. As a kid my very first camera with adjustments that I did serious photography with was a Voigtlander Vito BL Rangefinder so the switch to rangefinder from Nikon was made less awkward because I was returning to home. SLR's are very comfortable intuitive cameras but I just love the M6 better. Takes some definite getting used to and a commitment. I advise a temporary retirement of your SLR system for a few months to really see if rangefinder shooting can take hold with you. Otherwise it might always seem awkward. My picture quality has improved, I never did get used to that mirror black out from my first F2 I got in College in the 70's. I'm glad I'm back to hearing the click as I watch though the viewfinder. Someday perhaps I'll also get into an R8 and or 6.2 for macro and long tele and more. Mark Rabiner