Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery Smith offered: >>Now I agonize over which lens to put on the front of it. Things were much easier for the young Capa and young HCB, when the answer was "A Leica with a 50/3.5 Elmar" or "A Contax with a 50/2 Sonnar".<<<< Jeffery old buddy, With all your agonizing I'm sure it's been difficult. ;-) Pity. ;-) But you do understand why Capa and HCB didn't agonize over stuff like all the young guys who go through great turmoil's in their picture taking these days? Those two guys didn't bother thinking about every twitchy little thing, they just went out and got it done! The stuff that seemingly never ends here is amazing! ...... they just shot by feel and gut wrench, not thinking.:-) Look you can't shoot and think! It's see....feel....shoot! Nothing agonizing about it. Part of what I've said more than once..... "Don't think..... shoot!" Or in your case..... "Don't agonize... shoot!" :-) Have a good picture day, but don't agonize over anything. Just shoot! ;-) And have fun! ted " <jsmith342@cox.net> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: [Leica] M8 - a reversal of viewpoint Whenever I got a new Leica lens, I always had to contemplate whether the camera body, the film, the developer, or the scan/print would do the lens justice. With the appearance of the M8, we seem to have reached something of a great equalizer. A lot of variables have been eliminated, and now one has to wonder if he/she is doing the M8 justice with the lens attached to the front of it. ;-) With the Santa Fe trip nearing, I was agonizing over how I was going to get 50 rolls of film to and from New Mexico without the authorities nuking it silly. For 6 months, I was agonizing over whether or not I would buy an M8. I finally tried to quell two agonies with one decision and got the M8. It arrived today. I got a chrome one so it would "go well" with any one my lenses except the funny titanium-colored one. I guess I'll start with the 50/1.4 'Lux. Can't wait until dawn. Jeffery _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.11/722 - Release Date: 14/03/2007 3:38 PM