[Leica] Introduction

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Ryan Scott Bardsley OFFERED:
Subject: [Leica] Introduction

Hello Ryan,
Well me son you've come to the right place to learn! :-) Lot's of "old 
guys," no old gals.;-) I know my place on that topic and ladies! ;-)

But photography and Leica camera's? Well I suppose somebody might as well 
confess........... "any old kind of camera at all!" ;-)

This is the best place on the planet. WHY?  Well we're a "family of friends 
and photographers." We all help, cajole and rag each other about all kinds 
of things. But "PHOTOGRAPHY?"  We are the best anywhere! :-)

We are the best without any stupidity because we have an entirely different 
relationship one unto the other. And photgraphy isn't just a thing. With 
many of us it's our "LIFE PASSION!" Career whatever! We are all quite ready 
to share and to assist others in becoming better photogs!

So me son welcome from a LUG Canadian on Vancouver Island, Britsh Columbia, 
Canada!

Dr. ted :-)
TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM







>
> Hello,
>
> My name is Ryan and I thought I would write to introduce myself as a new 
> member. I am anxiously awaiting my second Leica, albeit my first digital 
> one., that will be arriving later this week. I have been shooting for a 
> while now. My dad started me on his Nikon F2 and I fell in love with 
> photography from there. Mostly, I shoot for pleasure, though I do do some 
> studio work for my job. I am a designer and sometimes need to do a quick 
> product shot. A while back I bought a Minilux and it still comes with me 
> on every bit of travel I do. I wanted something that I could point, shoot, 
> and capture something quickly merely because it was always in my pocket. 
> It is a great little camera.
>
> My digital workhorse has been a Canon 20D that I bought when they were 
> hot, and fresh, and young. The time came when it was time for something a 
> bit more interesting. I have two small children. I am only going to have 
> one chance to capture images of them when they are this age. And I wanted 
> something that would challenge my photography skills and make my life 
> interesting. After a good deal of research, I settled on a lightly-used 
> M8. I couldn't justify spending the additional $2k - $4k to get into an 
> M8.2 or an M9. So, the shutter noise shouldn't be a problem with my 
> "subjects" and I don't mind the smaller sensor. Along with the body, I 
> opted for the Summicron 50mm lens which seems to be a good starter lens to 
> get into using a rangefinder camera.
>
> I am now waiting for the mailman to bring me several small, heavy boxes.
>
> Looking forward to learning some things here. Thanks for listening.
>
> Ryan
> Boston, MA
>
>
>
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