Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Small children - if they move, then your trust 20D may be better :-) Have fun. The 50mm is slightly long on an M8. For not much of a budget (well Leica budget anyway), pick up a Voigtlander 35/2.5 pancake. I think they are around ~$300. That may work out better overall. On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > welcome aboard!! > > now:post, post, post!!! > > > ric > > > On Jan 14, 2012, at 9:11 PM, Ryan Scott Bardsley wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > My name is Ryan and I thought I would write to introduce myself as a new > member. I am anxiously awaiting my second Leica, albeit my first digital > one., that will be arriving later this week. I have been shooting for a > while now. My dad started me on his Nikon F2 and I fell in love with > photography from there. Mostly, I shoot for pleasure, though I do do some > studio work for my job. I am a designer and sometimes need to do a quick > product shot. A while back I bought a Minilux and it still comes with me on > every bit of travel I do. I wanted something that I could point, shoot, and > capture something quickly merely because it was always in my pocket. It is > a great little camera. > > > > My digital workhorse has been a Canon 20D that I bought when they were > hot, and fresh, and young. The time came when it was time for something a > bit more interesting. I have two small children. I am only going to have > one chance to capture images of them when they are this age. And I wanted > something that would challenge my photography skills and make my life > interesting. After a good deal of research, I settled on a lightly-used M8. > I couldn't justify spending the additional $2k - $4k to get into an M8.2 or > an M9. So, the shutter noise shouldn't be a problem with my "subjects" and > I don't mind the smaller sensor. Along with the body, I opted for the > Summicron 50mm lens which seems to be a good starter lens to get into using > a rangefinder camera. > > > > I am now waiting for the mailman to bring me several small, heavy boxes. > > > > Looking forward to learning some things here. Thanks for listening. > > > > Ryan > > Boston, MA > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>