Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David Rodgers wrote: > I took a Leica M to a party last night. First time I'd used one in a > while. The lighting wasn't great. I wanted to use my 50/1.4 with fast > film. The battery was dead in my M6 so I settled on my M3 and a Luna Pro F. > > I'd forgotton what it was like to be able to photograph people with > their hardly noticing. Even standing in a small group taking part in the > conversation, I could photograph incognito, as long as I wasn't shooting > while talking. Had I used a DSLR people would have been on their guard > and no way could I have taken the shots I did. I expected the usual > camerashyness but it was totally absent. To the point of being surreal. > > No wonder rangefinders have been so popular for so many years. Amazing, > too, that my 50-year old M3 worked like a charm, even though I hadn't > touched it in 4 years. > > DaveR > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Hi, I had the same experience this evening. People only 1 meter away didn't notice me taking a picture. I used a 28mm, so i had to be close but with 1600 asa no flash was needed. Estimate exposure and focus, it only takes a split second to take the picture. Michiel