Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rav, it's a great idea - I started that way and then found out it's the top of a very slippery slope. After a while I found that I much preferred not to lug (Hoho) the weight of F5 around and it was much more convenient to just take the M6 - get the M6TTL and you've got about the same possibilities as the F5 (except the autofocus - of course) Result = F5 sold to finance 35mm Apo and 90mm lenses for the M6 !!!! Then I found that if I took the spare SLR I often did'nt take some pictures because I felt that the noise was 'embarassing' - and then you start worrying whether it's worth using anyway because of lens quality !!!!! OTOH the Hassleblad makes a very seductive clunk ;-))))) Regards, and welcome - from one who's been there - and got the pictures to prove it. Clive Sanbrook - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ravinder Walia" <ravinder_walia@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: 09 November 2000 11:02 Subject: [Leica] Complement F5 with a M6/M3 > Hello everyone, > > I have been lurking for a couple of days and have now plucked up the courage > for my first post. > > A bit about my background first. I started off in photography with a canon > A1 and a 50mm lens and then acquired a number of primes. As my A1 started to > die I bought myself a T90 (also a Canon FD camera). When I investigated > having my A1 repaired the response was Canon didn't support the FD cameras > anymore and that the parts required made repair uneconomical. As I thought > that this problem (parts wearing out) would only get worse I decided to sell > my FD system while it still had some value and change system. I did this and > moved into the Nikon world. > > Over the years, I have noticed that my photographic interest mainly lie in > the area of event photography for which my Nikon system with it's excellent > flash capabilities is great. However (here it comes), I have noticed that > there are times where I would like to take pictures unnoticed and this is > not possible with an F5 35-70/2.8 SB28 and associated paraphernalia. Also I > would like to be able to have a light camera that I would be able to travel > with. Also something that would be pretty much back to basics. As opposed to > the wonderfully gizmoed F5. > > Now for my questions : > > Should I take the plunge? By this I mean do you think something like a M6 or > M3 would fit the bill? > > What would be the best way to start, second hand or new body? > > Basically I want to think this out before I take the plunge and am probably > using this list as a sounding board. > > I would appreciate and comments, suggestions or warnings. > > If this is not an appropriate post for this list, I apologise. > > Many thanks, > > Rav. > > P.S. Sorry for the long post. > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. >