Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would recommend that you go to your local used emporium and rent a beater M (thrashed M2s,M4-2s and M4-Ps are usually quite inexpensive to borrow) and a 35mm non-asph (again plentiful and cheap) and give it a try. Later when you are bitten by the bug and your significant other cries her/himself to sleep every night, you will curse me freely. Cheers John Collier > From: "Matthias Ochs" <mjochs@online.de> > Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:18:03 +0100 > Subject: [Leica] Leica limitations (?) > > Hi ! > > I am a SLR user (Nikon) and have long been wanting to add a RF system to my > outfit. Main objective is to have a quiet and discrete camera with fast > optics that I can use for the more 'touchy' documentaries. > When I looked into the specs of the Leica system (and the Contax G system as > well) I noticed that the lenses only focus to 0.7m - I find this sounds > quite limiting esp. with wide lenses. With my SLR I use focal length from > 20mm to 50mm most and find a close focusing capability quite useful... > > So, is this really a major limiting factor? How do you work around this? > If often heared that a RF, esp. the Leica M is very well suited for > wideangle glass because of the acurate focusing... so I don't quite know > what to make of all that. Of course I'm reluctant to spend quite a bit of > money in a system that makes me wonder about things.. maybe you can help to > clear that up for me.