[Leica] Occupy Anchorage

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

They say there's ONE GUY left at Occupy San Jose, I may seek him out
tomorrow...

I used a Mamiya 7II for a year. The lens are superb, some people claim it's
the best MF lens ever. I don't know about that as I do not have experience
with other MF lens but the Mamiya ones are superb indeed. The 43mm is tiny
compared to the Hassy 50mm.

It's a great intro to rangefinder, outside of a Leica M of course. You know
if you nail the technical stuff, then the lens do not disappoint.

In the end, the 6x7 is too square for me. I think 4/3 is about as square as
I like, but who knows, I may yet change my mind again.

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:25 PM, Gary Benson <bensonga at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/bensonga/_MG_0544+Young+Woman+at+Occupy+Anchorage+XL.jpg.html
>
> I stopped by the Town Square Park today to check out the
> "demonstration".  It's a very low key affair, with only a few dozen
> people in the park.  Took my Leica R8 (loaded with Acros 100 and
> sporting the 50mm Summicron) and Canon 5D (with the 24-70 f2.8L)
> along. This young woman had a very nice smile.  Hopefully, I got some
> good B&W images with the R8.
>
> My friend was testing out a Leica M9.  I had a chance to try it out
> briefly.  For a guy who has never owned a rangefinder camera (me), it
> would take some getting used to, for sure.  Frankly, I much preferred
> the viewfinder and operation of my Leica R8.....ahhhh, if it was only
> a digital R10!
>
> Re the whole rangefinder experience, I'll find out if this is
> something I can get used to soon enough.  I ordered a Mamiya 7II and
> 80mm lens last week, which will arrive here in Anchorage on Monday.  I
> really do like shooting with medium format film (presently also
> shooting with a Pentax 67II, Pentax 645NII, Mamiya TLR and Mamiya RZ67
> Pro II).  The Mamiya 7II will be the lightest camera and I may keep it
> to a one lens kit, at least initially.
>
> Anyone here shooting with a Mamiya 6 or 7?
>
> Gary Benson
> Eagle River, Alaska
>
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// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>