Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]AHHHHHHHHHh there's the advantage. Will do. I was tempted to take a collection of faces with the Rolleicord though. I have to print out about 30 portraits before I go back. Once they get them, they will be more patient about letting me take any kind of picture I want. Here's some of the faces from May/June. http://gallery.leica-users.org/Faces?page=1 Daniel On 9/27/05, Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote: > WELL OF COURSE: take the Leica and hope you get an image good enough to > get into FOM2 again this year ;-) I think I will run a Rollei > competition next time ;-) > > > On 27/09/2005, at 9:09 PM, Daniel Ridings wrote: > > > Well of course. > > > > All the cameras I have are good enough to use all the time. I just > > don't do it. Leica's are pretty good for all-around stuff, but the > > rangefinders are better left at home for fast moving sports (or > > anything fast moving for that matter). Same goes for the Kiev I have. > > > > If I were absolutely forced to get rid of everything except for one > > body, I doubt that the one body would be an M. > > > > That doesn't rule out any of them being used as a car camera though. > > In my case it's an "African camera". I'd prefer to replace a Kiev 4A > > and Jupiter-12 than I would a Leica M and a 35mm Summicron. I doubt > > that anyone would be able to tell the difference between the shots (I > > have a Summicron from the 70'ies). As it is, I doubt that my Kievs > > will be back from Oleg who is cleaning them up before it's time to go > > again (end of next week). I haven't decided if it will be a Leica, a > > Nikon F3 or simply go light with a Rolleicord. (My main duties are not > > to take pictures there and I'll only be there for a week). I took > > digital the last time. > > > > Daniel > > > > On 9/27/05, Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote: > >> Hate to say it, but I agree. > >> > >> On 27/09/2005, at 1:40 PM, Norm Aubin wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> If the camera isn't good enough to use all the time, it's not good > >>> enough to > >>> use . . . . > >> > >> Alastair > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > Alastair > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >