Re: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out

["Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>]

Simon

LOL, nice comment at the end, certainly struck a chord.  I have a few
cameras that I get out now and then, check the shutter speeds, clean and
look at for a while!  Just can't bear to part with them.

Your are absolutely correct in that everyone was relaxed when I took the
pictures, and the children joined in as they knew I was experimenting with
something new and they wanted to be a part of it.  When I get the 503 out
they shrink back in horror as they know we are in for some studied and
serious stuff.  I am trying to use the 503 handheld more, or using the
remote on the winder.  The latter certainly makes for a more rleaxed
atmosphere.

That said, I took the 503 away with us last year for a break and used it as
I would a 35mm SLR.  With the Winder and meter prism, I found it quite
effective and got some really superb images, with the potential to use them
for web display or 30"x30" prints (should I want to).  35mm does not give
such latitude of use if big prints are the order of the day.  Anything up to
a 12"x8" look great through Leica glass though.

Simon


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out


> I sold my Hasselblad because I spent more time on the mechanics of taking
a
> picture than the composition itself. Whilst I had rasor sharp trannies the
> pictures were not in themselves as good as those taken with my contax tvs.
>
> A comparison of your excellent mac.com picture with the Hasselblad
portraits
> on your own website only confirm this for me.
>
> With the M6 the girls cheerfully alowed you to get in close and remained
> relaxed because even at their age they realised it was not such a serious
> shoot, just a bit of fun. I'm willing to bet that you looked a lot more
> relaxed.
>
> My wife hated it when I got out the Hasselblad and my sister knew that her
> children would have grown up and had children of their own before I got
the
> light reading, focus..etc.right!
>
> You have convinced me that I do not need to get another medium format
camera
> though naturally enough I will probably buy one, possibly by the end of
the
> month, use it solidly for a week, then put it away and get it out
periodicly
> to clean and admire.
>
> ;.)
>
> Simon G
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:43 AM
> Subject: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out
>
>
> > Spurred on by an image I saw a while back created by Mark Rabiner with
his
> > M6 using studio flash, I tried using my M6 with some Multiblitz flashes
at
> > the weekend.  Here is a resultant image:
> >
> > http://homepage.mac.com/sclamb/PhotoAlbum8.html
> >
> > I have never really considered using the M6 before but, with the results
> > that I achieved, especially using the 90mm APO ASPH (which this image
was
> > taken with), I may start using it a lot more.  It is certainly easier to
> > handle that an SLR or the Hasselblad, and the image quality of the
12"X8"
> > print that I made isn't far short of the quality I get from the
Hasselblad
> > either.
> >
> > Thanks Mark for planting the seed.
> >
> > Simon


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