Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Forrest Herr SHOWED: Subject: [Leica] IMG: On the Sidelines >I bought an M8, here are some of the results from trying to learn how > to shoot with a rangefinder: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/os_penguin/2012/On_the_Sideline.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/os_penguin/2012/Bret.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/os_penguin/2012/Untitled.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/os_penguin/2012/Color_Guard.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/os_penguin/2012/Saxophones.jpg.html Hi Forrest, Good on you for a start! Nice cross section of images in a story telling fashion. The M camera regardless of model. M8 these days much better because you basically have an endless number of frames to shoot rather than the 36 on film and reload and it get's expensive. Simple words of encouragement I can give are.... "KEEP SHOOTING EVERY MOMENT YOU CAN...!!" The more you shoot of all kinds of subjects the better and easier it becomes. And the better you become in handling the camera and learning to see! Camera handling speeds-up, you focus faster and more accurately. And you will develop into what an M-shooter should be: "SEE-SHOOT-" Move on! Oh yes and don't get caught-up chimping on the back screen everytime you make an exposure. WHY? Well while you are doing that all the time, quite probably 99% of the time yer looking at the screen "YOU WILL MISS THE PEAK MOMENT OF PHOTO IMPACT!" Yep have a peek once in awhile....... "BUT NOT EVERY FRAME. ABSOLUTLEY THE WORST HABIT YOU CAN GET INTO!!!!!!!" Cheers and good luck as it looks like yer off to a good start. Dr. ted