Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ric, what about us "O" series users. when I got the camera I thought I'd be the only kid on the block holding the camera at arms length. Like using the rolleiflex, I thought it would give me the edge when taking sly images in foreign parts, only to have the explosion of p/s digital make it a mantra for : "I'm about to take your photograph". cheers On 11/11/2006, at 13:53, Rick Dykstra wrote: > I'm sure I'm just being snobbish but whenever I see someone holding > a camera at arms length in front of them rather than to their eye I > can't help but think something like, "Amateur!" or "Donkey" or the > like. > > It's not possible to look properly at two things at once, > especially if they are at greatly varying eye focussing distances. > Shooting through a Leica rangefinder is quite the thing for making > wonderful photos - though it takes time for this to become > apparent. Problem is, most folks choosing to buy and use digitals > have already decided they don't have time, either to wait for > photos to be developed or to learn how to use and appreciate a > quality camera. > > End of snobbishness. hehe > > Rick. > > On 11/11/2006, at 10:00 AM, Digiratidoc@aol.com wrote: > > >> Can one use the LCD panel on the M8 while composing and focusing >> like a P&S? >> If so it would for the most part negate those objections some >> have about >> using a rangefinder, i.e. parallax error and limited use of long >> lenses. If not, >> Leica missed the boat on that one. >> >> Jim >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information