Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff, I ordered Wildi's Manual and two Patterson books from Borders. Also I notice a couple new Wildi books will be published later this year. Thanks again for your recommendations. G. On 13 Mar 2001, at 10:39, Jeff S wrote: > George, > > That sounds like a magnificent "starter outfit" that you've assembled > there: I do believe you could get very friendly help at any camera > store you care to visit. > > Besides the various books and websites already mentioned, let me also > suggest Photography And The Art of Seeing by Freeman Patterson: Master > the techniques therein and you'll never want for subject matter. And > there's also the Ansel Adams Basic Guide to Photography (or something > like that) by John P. Schaefer. In general, I don't buy > hardware-specific user's guides because most seem like a rehash of the > owner's manual, but Wildi's Hasselblad Manual is a worthwhile > reference guide. Also consider a silver gelatin "Moon Over Half Dome" > print: It was shot with a Hasselblad 500c + 250mm Sonnar lens--it'll > serve as a reminder of what's possible with a relatively small camera > ;-) > > There is a Hasselblad mailing list, but I don't have the signup info > handy. In general, I consider these more tool than toy, and I rarely > carry one about unless I have a specific task to accomplish. In > general, I've found photography easy to learn, and challenging to > master! Frustrating when the photos just aren't happening, and a > thrill when things start to "click" and one or two new photos look > like the very best I've ever done. > > Jeff S > NO ARCHIVE > > > On 2001.03.12 20:17:38 -0700 George Kenney wrote: > > > I have no excuse for my budding Leicaholism. I don't know how to > > take pictures, but I've now acquired in rapid succession 2 new M6 > > TTLs (.58 and .85), 1 used M4-2 (btw from the notorious Canadian > > retail shop of the notorious zoom lens episode -- they were quite > > nice, I thought, and gave me an excellent price on an excellent > > body), 6 Leica lenses and 1 Voigtlander lens. > > > > BUT THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH!! > > > > No, today I had to buy a Hassleblad 501CM w/ 80 CFE. [snip] > > > > Anyhow, I can't find resources for Hassleblad anything like the > > fantastic resources for Leica on the web. Does anybody have any > > suggested links, please? > >