Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]hey nathan, i like that a lot. an M6 in my hand makes me feel much more invisible then my nikon gear. doug > Hi Doug, > > It may be Ted or it may someone else who said that it is not so much a > matter of what camera you have but how you act that determines whether > you can "get away" with it or not. I believe this to be true to a > large extent. > > Whatever you camera, this is a lovely gallery! > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jul 24, 2008, at 6:17 PM, doug kim wrote: > >> >> having a big nikon film body and a big 35-70mm (I only brought one >> lens) >> made me extremely conspicuous. when I took this shot: >> >> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php?type=photo§ion=ireland&page=2&pho >> to=19 >> >> I became the whole focus of that intersection. the crossing guard was >> laughing, the kids stopped in the middle of the street and started >> mugging >> and people in the cars stopped at the light were asking me who I was >> shooting for. even with tourist with their DSLRs, I stood out with >> the F5. I >> believe that with my M6, I could have been much more discreet and less >> visible. >> >> that was the downside. the upside was a shot like this: >> >> http://www.ricecracker.net/ireland.php?type=photo§ion=ireland&page=1&pho >> to=24 >> >> in just a few seconds, I was able to shoot six frames of this >> gentlemen with >> multiple focal lengths going wide and then tight, shallow and then >> deep >> depth of field. >> >> so maybe it was a trade off but the entire time I really really missed >> having my M6 in my hand. it was a great test as I no longer have any >> doubts >> as to the value the M6 adds to my work. >> >> doug >> >> On 7/24/08 9:03 AM, "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Very nice shots.... >>> >>> But back to YOUR question... How did it change the shots you took >>> or the >>> ones you prefer? >>> >>> What did you get that you would not have with the M? Ditto the >>> inverse? >>> >>> Frank Filippone >>> red735i@earthlink.net >>> >>> did an interesting test for myself: I brought the nikon F5 instead >>> of the M6 >>> because I wanted to see if the leica gear really changed the way I >>> shot or >>> if I was just gear fetishizing and obsessing over a brand name. >>> mad >>> the judgement: the F5 was so obnoxiously huge, it announced my >>> presence >>> wherever I was and it absolutely determined how and what I >>> photographed. a >>> good lesson learned. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> -- >> dougKIM photography >> http://www.ricecracker.net >> http://www.bornyogis.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >