Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What this inquiring mind wants to know is why someone with no real experience using a rangefinder goes out and buys a $3K digital rangefinder that has gotten so-so reviews at best, along with three- count 'em - three Leica lenses? If I hadn't seen these photos I'd swear this was a troll. ;-) And as to the camera - or rangefinders - being lousy for shooting action - no 10, with the two kids frozen in mid-air and blurred instructor belies that - as does the work of, oh, David Douglas Duncan, HCB, Robert Capa, Larry Burrows, Henri Huet, to name just a few. ;-) -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Christopher Williams Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 1:54 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Epson R-D1 first full day impressions. Chris, Your main points: 2) The camera is lousy for action. 3) I have forgot how to focus after using auto focus for the last 15 years. 4) I am use to a large DSLR and the little rangefinder feels funny in my hands. I am a tall guy. My fingers kept getting in the way and I would change the aperture when I meant to focus. What lens are you mainly using? It's fairly easy to preset your focus on wide angle lenses so you can get the action shots. Of course in low light this is more of a challenge on wide open apertures. After using D100's and D2h's most of last year, I'm enjoying using my small M6's again. The bulky Nikon stuff will start up again in March. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Driggett" Subject: [Leica] Epson R-D1 first full day impressions. > Well after my first day of shooting with the Epson R-D1 I have come to > some conclusions and observations. I have never shoot a rangefinder > before in my life and my first camera was a Konica TC when they first > came out. I was a sophomore in H.S. > Thus I am a newbie at this. I shot my kids gymnastics class tonight > and next time I will bring my D2H next time. Here is a URL for the > pictures I shoot. I shoot at 1600 available light and in raw mode. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/Gymnastics _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information