[Leica] M7 sale?

[scott at adrenaline.com (Scott McLoughlin)]

Bill,

I switch back and forth too. When it's a family event with kids and
what not, the D70 always comes along.  The SB800 flash really does
the job indoors for me at these kinds of events. An M6 with a lens or
two usually came along as well for B&W pics, or an FM3a with a nice
105/2.5 if I was in that mood.

I originally bought the D70 to experiment with studio flash, but I find
I use it more and more over time. Up until a few weeks ago, I was
always shooting primes on the D70: 24/2.8 was the widest, and then
the normal litany of AF primes: 35/2, 45/2.8P, 50/1.8 and 85/1.8. 

But then I snagged the 12-24/f4 zoom last week. Until then, wide lenses
(28 and 21mm) were the sole province of the M6 kit. My 28/2 has
special status for its speed, but otherwise, my D70 has now become
a quite capable wide angle shooter.

So I finally snagged a new bag (Domke F803 satchel) for the M6
kit and reconfigured the Domke "little smaller" bag as a dedicated
D70 kit bag. It nicely fits the body, 12-24, 45/2.8, 85/1.8, the 35/2
if I'm in the mood, the SB800 and a Sekonic 358 meter. This finally
gives the D70 equal "grab and go" status to the M's.

So far, I've still been picking up the smaller satchel of M6's on the
way out the door. I'm sort of on a film groove, trying out different
medium speed B&W films and experimenting with processing. But
the D70 "stock" is "appreciating" these days and only time will tell.

Scott

Bill O'Connell wrote:

>Robert,
>Hmmm, maybe we should talk about swapping some Nikon glass for that lens of
>yours.....
>Bill
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>Ted:
>Are you shooting mostly digital now?  I find myself going back and forth
>between my M6 and my Nikon D70.  In fact, I'm thinking of selling one of
>my four M lenses (35mm Summicron ASPH) to finance a nice prime or fast
>focusing zoom for my D70 so I can shoot pics of my son playing soccer or
>the cars at an F1 race.
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>Robert Clark
>Lancaster, PA
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