[Leica] Using Leicas - and discussing the Yearbook

[leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram Langhans)]

Never an M user.  Did not fit my style.  I started out mainly taking 
scientific photos/macro.  First learned about M later and always was 
curious, but never held or tried one until a few years ago.  Held one for 
maybe 2 minutes in a camera store when someone next to me was taking 
possession of his new M9 and unboxing it in the store.  Then again 
yesterday.

Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: George Lottermoser
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 3:58 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas - and discussing the Yearbook


On Jan 10, 2014, at 5:40 PM, Aram Langhans wrote:

> Not me.  Sold a lens or two over the years, but still have my R8 and an 
> assortment of R glass.  unfortunately, most the R glass has been converted 
> to fit my Nikon. And also unfortunately, I am finding it harder to focus 
> with them on the nikon, so relying more on autofocus unless I am doing 
> landscape or macro work, where the focus is mainly at infinity, or I have 
> plenty of time to play with the focus
>
> I was in Palm Springs yesterday and visited my first Leica Boutique store. 
> Amazing.  I got to try the M 240 with the viewfinder, but he did not have 
> an R adapter. So I just used some M lens (not sure which one).  I found it 
> quite hard to hold steady and hard to focus.  I found the focus peaking 
> hard to see, and it would remain highlighted even as I moved the focus 
> ring of the lens quite a bit, so not that selective.  I only got to play 
> for about 5 minutes, however.  The whole situation made me very anxious 
> and uncomfortable.  Maybe just in my mind because I knew I was not going 
> to buy anything.  But I had thought I would have been able to focus 
> better.  I am not sure what lens or even what f-stop it was set at.  Maybe 
> it was stopped down, but could not tell as the viewfinder was nice and 
> bright.  It did look better than the last EVF's I had looked through 
> perhaps 3 years ago, when the Nikon 1 first came out and I was considering 
> it.  So, maybe I might give it a better try the next time I come across 
> one, whenever that might be.  If I make it to LA before we leave and visit 
> my friend who manages Calumet, maybe he has one in stock and I will not 
> feel more relaxed with him.

> -----Original Message----- From: George Lottermoser
> Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 12:38 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Using Leicas - and discussing the Yearbook
>
>
> On Jan 10, 2014, at 12:41 PM, Jean-Michel Mertz wrote:
>
>> But I rarely come across images made with Leicas these days and that's 
>> why I am definitely FOR a Leica-dedicated Yearbook!
>
> +1
>
> I'm curious:
> how many LUG members have sold
> ALL their Leica gear;
> and no long own any?

Thanks for weighing in Aram.
Were you ever a Leica M shooter?

Regards,
George Lottermoser
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