Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Leica M is a strange animal. It took me a long time to get used to it and trying to explain it defies all commonsense in the age of high-technological gadgetrys. I can only say that a lot of your questions can be answered through shooting it on a longer-term basis. Some people take to the Leica M immediately while some never could get used to it. Personally, I'm glad I stuck with it and are now enjoying it. - --- Red Dawn <reddawn@singnet.com.sg> wrote: > Hi > > new to the list, first post......and a few qns :) > > I got my M6 TTL with 35mm 'cron ASPH about 2 weeks > ago and have so far put > it through 20 rolls, mostly slides. (I do a lot of > street shooting with > slides cos economically they are cheaper, and also, > more convenient to > scan). Coming from a heavy Canon AF SLR background, > it took me a long time > to accept the fact (before i buy the M) that the > framing would never be 100% > accurate (among my SLRs, i have the 1v which gives > 100% coverage, and my D30 > gives me almost 100%.....). Using prime lenses only > is no brainer for me to > get used to, since with my AF SLRs, i'm also a heavy > prime user, and the > only zoom i have is a 70-200 class zoom... > > Having got past that and various other mental > barriers, and having done a > fair amount of shooting with the M6, I am feeling > fairly confident regarding > framing and composition with a rangefinder. I m now > considering the possible > purchases of something wider than 35, namely a 28, > and a 24 or 21mm lens. > > Now, my queries, which I hope you guys can help me > out with..... > > 1) I got the 0.58 mag version of the M6 TTL. I > notice that even for the 28mm > framelines, they do not occupy the entire viewfinder > and there's a fair bit > of space left over. I was wondering if it would be > possible to use the > Elmarit 24mm f2.8, or even the Elmarit 21mm f2.8, > WITHOUT the external > viewfinder, and still get fairly accurate framing? > > Is there anyone who uses their 24 or 21mm lens > utilising the entire 0.58x > viewfinder for framing? Or is that not a feasible > solution? If it is > workable, i can consider swapping out my glasses for > contacts ;p > > 2) Metering. The lack of 1/2 stop or 1/3 stop indent > on the shutter speed > dial disturbs me a little, having come from my Canon > AF SLRs which offers > 1/3 stops on both aperture and shutter speeds. Does > this make every M user a > shutter speed priority shooter, since the only way > to fine tune for metering > appears to be to adjust the aperture? > > With SLRs, i always determine desired aperture then > fine tune with shutter > speeds. This doesn't seem to work in Leica M land. > And because I shoot > mostly slides, I do need to get the metering fairly > accurate. How do you > guys do it? > > 3) Just curious, how do u hold the camera while > framing vertically? tilting > camera anti clockwise, or clockwise? I notice I'm > shaking quite a fair bit > with either stance. Maybe i just need to get used to > the grip (or lack > thereof) of the M...... > > 4) Speaking of grips, is there such a thing as a > wrist strap or similar > contraption for the M6? > > 5) Lastly, does anyone have a copy of Gunther > Osterloh's "Leica M Advanced > School of Photography" for sale? I've seen it > mentioned at a few places and > thought it would be a good read, to catch up on some > M and rangefinding > wisdom. > > Thanks!!!!! > > Red Dawn > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html