Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] Back to Basisc (this time with the image)
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Sun Apr 15 12:47:46 2007
References: <f2f825f20704150912o23d2b4fcj46183d9f9fbdb5a@mail.gmail.com>

An RD-1 maybe?
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 15-apr-07, om 18:12 heeft Victor Rubin het volgende geschreven:

> Hi All:
> I love Chinatown in New York for "Street Shooting". Somehow I  
> strayed from
> doing what I enjoy the most. I'm not sure what caused it. I was  
> always a
> "rangefinder person" which I why I joined the LUG in the first  
> place. I shot
> *Tri-X,* developed it in first *Accufine, *then, as I recall,  
> *Edwal FG7*.
> As the kids grew, I found it easier to have color film processed  
> and strayed
> from my roots. When I switched to digital I went as far as budget
> constraints would allow- I continued to buy digitals which I felt  
> would
> further my rangefinder past, or give me versatility. Since the M8  
> would be
> too much of a budget buster, compromise has become my watchword. I  
> had hopes
> for the Canon G7 based upon specs, but was extremely disappointed.
> Regrettably, the major manufacturers find rangefinder people not to  
> be those
> at which they aim their R&D. We are, therefore, constrained to  
> either go
> back to film or make do with what we have.  I have dusted off my M6  
> and will
> do some shooting with it for the first time in years. The instant  
> image
> which is my PAW 15- I shot with a G5- long ago supplemented by  
> newer models,
> but really handles the closest to the rangefinder models my psyche  
> needs.
> This is the kind of image I've always enjoyed doing. As the weather
> progresses in NY- I intend to try some more. Bests: VRR
>
> http://vroger.smugmug.com/gallery/2321992/2/143875325/Large
>
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In reply to: Message from vroger at gmail.com (Victor Rubin) ([Leica] Back to Basisc (this time with the image))