Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Victor Rubin wrote: >> 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 provocative and intriguing image VRR, I 'd love to see you shoot more bw... Steve