Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George, We have much in common. I'm also in the DC area (usually do street shooting in Adams Morgan, where you can find me every Wednesday evening and most Saturday afternoons), also started out with an M6 TTL (.72x in my case, chrome) and 50/2, then bought a 35/1.4 asph and 75/1.4, but opted for the Konica Hexar RF instead of a .58x M6, and also just started a basic b&w photo class (at Catonsville Community College, just a couple blocks from where I live in Baltimore). I shot with just the M6 + 50/2 for nearly a year before taking the plunge and buying the other lenses and the second body from Dr. Joseph Yao, a wonderful resource (and fellow LUGger) in Hong Kong who you should get to know immediately, especially if you plan to buy a new lens per month (joseph@yao.com). But I'd echo the suggestions of the others in recommending that you shoot with what you already have for awhile before bothering to invest in more gear. I've discovered that I have actually slowed myself down quite a bit by just adding the extra body and two new lenses; there are decisions to make now that I never had to bother with before (yeah, I know, it's a nice predicament!). Seriously, though, there isn't much you will miss with the two bodies and four lenses you've got right now. If your kit has a gap anywhere, I'd say it was between the 15 and the 35, and a 24 sounds like the right choice to fill it--but that's for _my_ type of shooting. If you like to shoot animals (sounds like you do), you might be better off checking out a Leica R8 and a tele like the 180/2.8, or a vario (zoom). Only time will tell, and lots and lots of rolls through your new equipment. Cheers, Dan