Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Victor, This is a fine photograph. The eyes of the girl are very provocative. Jack Victor Rubin wrote: > Hi All: > I love Chinatown in New York for "Street Shooting". Somehow I strayed > from > doing what I enjoy the most. I'm not sure what caused it. I was always a > "rangefinder person" which I why I joined the LUG in the first place. > I shot > *Tri-X,* developed it in first *Accufine, *then, as I recall, *Edwal > FG7*. > As the kids grew, I found it easier to have color film processed and > strayed > from my roots. When I switched to digital I went as far as budget > constraints would allow- I continued to buy digitals which I felt would > further my rangefinder past, or give me versatility. Since the M8 > would be > too much of a budget buster, compromise has become my watchword. I had > hopes > for the Canon G7 based upon specs, but was extremely disappointed. > Regrettably, the major manufacturers find rangefinder people not to be > those > at which they aim their R&D. We are, therefore, constrained to either go > back to film or make do with what we have. I have dusted off my M6 > and will > do some shooting with it for the first time in years. The instant image > which is my PAW 15- I shot with a G5- long ago supplemented by newer > models, > but really handles the closest to the rangefinder models my psyche needs. > This is the kind of image I've always enjoyed doing. As the weather > progresses in NY- I intend to try some more. Bests: VRR > > http://vroger.smugmug.com/gallery/2321992/2/143875325/Large > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >