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 take it you've no children, Mark. I sometimes just had to lob raw meat in the corner where they were gathered :-) Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:39 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Best Learning Camera I would bring her to the camera store and let her pick out her own camera. It's all about her not us. If someone picked out a camera for me I'd strangle them with my bare hands with gratitude. Its really quite a presumptuous insult. We need to stop treating kids like they're sub humans. Those days are past. On 11/29/16 1:50 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.fr> wrote: > I thought the 65mm needed a Visoflex to work? Also only a portrait lens on > an > M8... Don't forget the UV/IR filters if shooting in colour > > John > > -----Original Message----- > > 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 > >> 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 -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information