RE: [Leica] Intro to List (was Digital Capture - Full Circle Back To Film)

["Jeffery Smith" <jls@runbox.com>]

With you recent acquisitions, you're in good company here <g>. Looking
forward to seeing some posts. You might consider the PAW Project to keep
yourself active each week.

Best Regards,

Jeffery L. Smith



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us 
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of 
> Thomas Mitchell
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 1:03 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Intro to List (was Digital Capture - Full 
> Circle Back To Film)
> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I just recently signed on the list and have been enjoying 
> looking the posts and photographs although the high quality 
> makes me a bit self-conscious about my own efforts.  However, 
> Leonard's post was apropos to my subscription so I thought 
> I'd jump in...
> 
> In response to Leonard's post, I have a similar but different 
> perspective. I had access to nice film cameras (dear old Mom 
> is a serious amateur
> photographer) and was always interested in photography  but 
> other than P&S snapshots, never really got involved until 
> several years back when I got a digital camera, a big clunky 
> Mavica.  Since then we've 'upgraded' several times, the last 
> being a Coolpix 995.  Similar to Leonard, the previous 
> versions were passed to the kids.  Currently, the only one 
> that sees any use is a Canon S300 as it's so very tiny that 
> my wife can keep it in her purse. Also, it has a nice 
> waterproof housing so I can take it kayaking and surfing and 
> not worry about water, sand, etc.
> 
> I work in the software industry so digital seemed a natural 
> choice for me but left me somewhat unfulfilled - hard to 
> explain in person, much less ASCII.  So what I did was borrow 
> one of my mother's SLRs (F100) and take a photography class 
> at a local college.  In the total manual photography required 
> by the class and studying street photographers (instructor's 
> bias), I found what I was looking for.  Since then I acquired 
> a Leica outfit: M6, 24/2.8, 90/2.8, Tri-El and have a 35/1.4 
> on the way.  Using the M6 has been much more rewarding for me 
> than the digital cameras.  Both my family snapshots and my 
> admittedly feeble artistic efforts have never been better. I 
> look forward to the day when a digital camera can match the 
> ergonomic feel of the Leica and the resolution of film but 
> for the next few years I'm awfully excited about using the M6 
> as my primary tool.
> 
> As an aside, the instructor of my class identified the above 
> chain of events as a mini-trend for him.  People buy P&S 
> digital cameras, take more pictures and get interested in 
> photography.  They then take a photography class to really 
> learn what's going on with camera operation, exposure, etc.
> 
> I'll try to scan and post a couple images for review and 
> criticism soon.
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Thomas Mitchell
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of 
> Leonard J. Kapner
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:44 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Digital Capture - Full Circle Back To Film
> 
> 
> For those contemplating the migration from film to digital 
> capture, it may be helpful to learn of one long-time Leica 
> owner's experience (me) descending into the digital capture 
> domain. Forgive me in advance if I'm tredding old ground, but 
> I've only been a LUG member for several months, and I haven't 
> seen much written on this subject.
> 
> <snip good stuff>
> 
> 
> Anyone out there have a different set of experiences from 
> which we all might learn? Does anyone think that these 
> technology shortcomings are likely to change in the near future?
> 
> /Len/
> Leonard J. Kapner
> Tel: (310) 377-5060
> E-mail: ljkapner@cox.net
> 
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