Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > I think the determining factor when choosing the R or M would be: a) do I > want to do macro photography, and b) do I want to use lenses greater than > 135mm. If you answer yes to just one of these, go R! The answer for (a) is NO, I'll never do macrophotography and for (b) is "once in a while". Portraiture with lenses longer than 135mm would cause a "flattening" effect on your subject's face that is not always desirable unless you have a big noose 8-} > > For a newbie or anyone else, a rangefinder is an acquired taste, you really > have to be willing to live within it's limits (which would be hard to do in > one lifetime, I might add). So difficult? [ ]'s Becker bss@uol.com.br