Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yes, and the viewfinder is brighter for older eyes ric On Dec 2, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > The big advantage to the rangefinders is no mirror slapping up, making > noise and shaking the camera. The little "snik" that you get with a > rangefinder is not noticeable in most situations if you time it right and I > can hand-hold a rangefinder at much slower speeds than an SLR. To each his > own, though! > > Tina > > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 8:52 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at > chriscrawfordphoto.com >> wrote: > >> Tina, >> >> I shot natural light work like that too, using Olympus OM system gear. >> Three OM-4T bodies and a big collection of lenses. They worked >> magnificently, were small and very light, and very reliable. I have two >> Leica M6 bodies now, which I also love, but the Leica bodies are BIGGER >> than the OM-4T, although the RF lenses are smaller than equivilent SLR >> lenses. >> >> -- >> Chris Crawford >> Fine Art Photography >> Fort Wayne, Indiana >> 260-437-8990 >> >> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio >> >> http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! >> >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 >> Become a fan on Facebook >> >> >> >> On 12/2/12 7:50 PM, "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Jon. You hit it exactly right. I can sit in a corner with my >>> Leica rangefinders, using natural light, and be forgotten in a few hours. >>> I can't imagine carrying huge, honking SLRs over many miles of mountains >>> and through rivers and in canoes for days. My knees would have worn out >>> in >>> 10 years instead of 20! >>> >>> Leicas have been the perfect cameras for my work. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 5:03 PM, jon.streeter <jon.streeter at cox.net> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Tina's choice of Leica seems natural and insightful taking her marvelous >>>> body of work into account. I can hardly imagine her, with the subjects >>>> I'm >>>> now familiar with, being there toting about a Whammoflex. >>>> -- >>>> >>> Tina Manley, ASMP >>> www.tinamanley.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 >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information