Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I generally use 35mm cameras for candids at weddings/receptions, and I'm looking for a good low-light camera. I went to the rental shop expecting the EOS1N + 85mm f1.2 to blow me away, but it's so slow to focus that I can't imaging being happy with it (I'm currently using Canon manual-focus equipment). On a whim I tried out an M6 + 75mm f1.4 just before I left the store, and I fell in love -- small, quiet, precise, quick to focus... I'm sure y'all know how it felt. I'm pretty confident that a pair of M6's + 75mm f1.4 and 35mm f1.4 would feel great during the reception, but I'm worried -- I'd rent the things to find out, but I know if I decide it won't work I'll have a difficult time not using them anyway. :( I'm looking for the voice of experience to guide me before I set myself up for heartbreak. <g> I guess my 2 worries are these: how long does it take to reload, and how much of a PITA is parallax (sp?) with the longer lenses? Can you reliably frame a head + shoulders shot using a moderately long lens? Focus in low light seems like it would be easy, but is it? Just curious. I'm more into tools than most of the professional portrait guys I know, but I don't know _anyone_ who has even considered Leica. I hope I'm not missing something. (Wish I'd had an M6 for my Italy trip last summer, instead of the 45lb photo backpack with Bronica, Canon, film, etc. A lot can be said for a small light camera with great optics.) TIA _____________________ Derek Zeanah PGP ID: 0x9EAFC818 PGP fingerprint = 67AE 1FAA 029A 59D3 EC10 4487 EF30 413C 9EAF C818