Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I second Jayanand?s suggestion, and also John?s of getting her a 35mm Voigtlander lens for the M8 if you prefer to steer her the Leica way. I think the 65mm Elmar by itself would not be that useful, whereas a 35mm (or a 28mm) would work much better on the M8 as an all-around lens. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 29 Nov 2016, at 18:06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > I would suggest a Fuji XE2, bought used, with a 35mm f2 (50mm equivalent) > to start with. B&H are selling the Fuji lens new at US$299, a raging > bargain if I ever saw one! This will make a lightweight, compact starter > system, with excellent components, and all manual controls individually > available, including excellent focus peaking to aid manual focus. You can > buy her a Fuji made M adapter later for her to try your lenses. > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/801263229-USE/fujifilm_16404791_x_e2_mirrorless_digital_camera.html > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1191420-REG/fujifilm_xf_35mm_f_2_r.html > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > >> LUG: >> >> My granddaughter is 15 and into all things artistic. She is taking >> photography in high school and is very interested, following me around >> asking lots of good questions. >> >> I'd like to get her a good camera for Christmas that she can use to learn. >> She's very interested in f stops and focal lengths and the differences >> they >> make. >> >> One choice would be to give her one of my old M8's but the disadvantage to >> that is that she will not be able to afford extra lenses for it. I have >> an >> old Elmar 65/3.5 that I would include but I don't have a lot of surplus >> lenses. >> >> Is there another digital camera out there that would be good for learning >> apertures, speeds, focal lengths? Most of them are so automatic you don't >> ever have to know what those are but she wants to know! >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tina >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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