Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Welcome to the LUG though I'm not getting wanting a camera which will challenge your photography skills I assume that means focusing yourself instead of auto focus and maybe even using manual exposure instead of auto or program. Me I love being challenged but I love ever better getting the picture and not be figuring out how to use a challenging camera while my kid is taking his or he first step. I'd rather be not challenged by my camera and use a camera long enough so I camera use it without thinking.. And any camera which could get such an image would not be boring to me. I just don't know what's specifilly wrong with the 20D. But I'm sure I'll know when I see your images from week to week. Had you considered the LUG gallery? Just keep in mind that this is the Leica user group. Its all about USE. Not the objects, cameras themselves. So if your camera is boring in a sense its beyond the point the only point really is what that camera is doing for you. The use of that camera. The results it makes the photographs. it will be interesting to see how your images now will improve with your use of the M8 over that your previous camera. I imagine it won't be hard to see those contrasting images virtually side by side. The 20D's near the M8's. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > From: Ryan Scott Bardsley <rbardsley at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 21:11:40 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: [Leica] Introduction > > > 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