Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > From: cb [SMTP:chribeck@mdc-berlin.de] > Sent: Friday, September 18, 1998 12:43 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Re: M6 or R6.2 for landscapes > > For landscapes only? Ever and ever? Are you sure? > OK try an M6 (I mean try to find one who let you use his/her) and find > out if you could focus with it (you really have to try). In my opinion > the M6 is a camera best for one special porpuse:taking pictures of > people. The R is best for everything else. But for landscapes you need > DOF, filters, wideangle lenses... and you need the R. And BTW although > medium format has some advantages when you do the prints yourself, 24x36 > (for me) is a very attractive height/width combination for landscapes, > with medium format or 4x5 you would have to crop. > > Christian Becker > http://www.magicalights.co.jp/decadent/christian/index.html [Buzz] Perhaps taking this in the wrong direction, but I most often find myself using longer lenses for landscapes and using my 21 in-doors. I agree, however, that landscapes are often better composed and created in a larger format than 35mm., if one has the choice. buzz