Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have not chimed in on this thread because everyone has a different take on what works. I have had and used most of the cameras mentioned and just could not get along with them. The XA didn't mass enough and in middling poor light always had camera shake, the various T's suffered from the same problem, the Yashica's didn't give me any manual ability, the Canonets were almost as big as an M and I couldn't change lenses. So, I mostly carry an M with mostly a 50 but some days a 24, 75, 90, 21 or what have you. Over your shoulder it just doesn't cause any problems. With focus reset to closest and a rough adjustment to conditions you can almost instantly take a picture. As to Sonny's comments, yes. Atlanta's SMSA has almost 5 million folk and I almost never get any notice as I snap total strangers. The camera is part of me so having it in hand or at the eye is just more of me. Try it, carry your M or ZI or C/V, or whatever over your shoulder for sixty days and you will find that first it becomes part of you and then no one notices it or you. ( All bets are off if you are in a Kilt, Bikini, or a Bow tie.) :) Don don.dory@gmail.com On 9/5/06, SonC@aol.com <SonC@aol.com> wrote: > > > > In a message dated 9/5/2006 8:09:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > Bartphotog@aol.com writes: > > Exactly - I'm trying to remember/bother to carry my M6 more places than I > previously carried any "formal" camera, but many of these little > pocket guys > you > can really have with you all the time, even in business settings, without > drawing unwanted (for whatever reason) attention. I can't tell you the > number of > times I've brought home shots I liked because I had some camera rather > than > none, whereas if the choice has been limited to big serious camera or no > camera, > it'd have been none. > > > > --------- > > If you ALWAYS carry a camera, , then becomes invisible. > People notice only > that you do not have it along. If you fiddle with the camera in meetings > and > church services and on the street in your neighborhood, people > will ignore > you, if they are used to seeing you with it. > > If you dig into your pocket, and pull out a camera, and turn it on > and focus > it, you are lost. They have your number. > > It is a stupid idea to think you can drag a camera, any camera out into > the > open and get the drop on a picture. It just won't happen. > > In fact, you'll probably be to shy to drag it out. You will lose the > picture. You deserve to lose the picture. You had the camera in your > pocket. > > Cameras cannot take pictures in pockets. > > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane > ?galit?, libert?, crawfish > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >