Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] First user.
From: "Karina Klaas" <shutterbug@iinet.net.au>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 09:03:13 +1100
References: <20020308155822.41853.qmail@web13507.mail.yahoo.com>

Welcome......fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride.

Karina

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From: "Lapiga Ginting" <lpg88@yahoo.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 2:58 AM
Subject: [Leica] First user.


> Hello,
> I'm new in this forum and like to share my first experience with Leica.
>
> I encountered with leica user when I was doing my street photo. I saw a
guy with just
> look like 'toy' camera sneak-up a shoot to couple---who were showing
affection to each
> other in the busy street---with unbelievably fast. I didn't even see where
he hid his
> 'toy' camera. I was amaze. So I approached that guy and starting
conversation. His name
> Gordon, I don't know if he is in this forum. Man, if you are here---thanks
to you for
> enlighten me :). Finally I found out that what I thought 'toy' camera is a
Leica M4-2,
> which is pretty much beat-up.
>
> So after doing my homework with research what kind Leica for me. The next
month I bought
> myself Leica M3 with 50mm f/2 Summicron-M lens. When I got the M3, I was
not too
> enthusiastic with this camera; first---it so small in my palm,
second---it's old, way,
> way older than me, third---no metering and fourth---I found viewfinder the
M3 was
> difficult for me since I wear glasses.  I've happened Nikon user from the
first time I
> own my first camera. I bought F2AS as my first camera and F5 as my back-up
body with
> mostly prime lenses. So manual camera is not new for me. Actually I prefer
manual than
> auto-focus camera.
>
> So to make this story short, I took M3 out headed to friend's house. It
was night when I
> got there. With only existing light inside house, and slow shutter speed.
I believe it
> was around 1/8 to 1/30 with f/2. My experience with my Nikon with this
kind slow shutter
> without tripod, the pictures will be smooth, shake and blur. But what the
heck, I did the
> shoot anyway. So the next day when the negative came back---I was
amaze---Holy crap! me
> said to myself. All the pictures, which I took last night, were sharp. NOW
I AM HOOKED!
> So after long battle to justify the expense for new body Leica. I bought
for me chrome
> Leica M6 TTL with .72 viewfinder.  As I am right now is in process to be
buddy with this
> camera and go out more. Thanks.
>
> Lapiga Ginting
>
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