Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will third that!!!! It's a much beter camera than "any old starter". Only thing is that some Fuji lenses don't have stops, distance scale etc...but then it is done in the viewfinder. Peter On 29/11/2016 18:37, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I second Jayanand?s suggestion, and also John?s of getting her a 35mm > Voigtlander lens for the M8 if you prefer to steer her the Leica way. I > think the 65mm Elmar by itself would not be that useful, whereas a 35mm > (or a 28mm) would work much better on the M8 as an all-around lens. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> > http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> > Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator > <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On 29 Nov 2016, at 18:06, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> I would suggest a Fuji XE2, bought used, with a 35mm f2 (50mm equivalent) >> to start with. B&H are selling the Fuji lens new at US$299, a raging >> bargain if I ever saw one! This will make a lightweight, compact starter >> system, with excellent components, and all manual controls individually >> available, including excellent focus peaking to aid manual focus. You can >> buy her a Fuji made M adapter later for her to try your lenses. >> >> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/801263229-USE/fujifilm_16404791_x_e2_mirrorless_digital_camera.html >> >> https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1191420-REG/fujifilm_xf_35mm_f_2_r.html >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 10:14 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> LUG: >>> >>> My granddaughter is 15 and into all things artistic. She is taking >>> photography in high school and is very interested, following me around >>> asking lots of good questions. >>> >>> I'd like to get her a good camera for Christmas that she can use to >>> learn. >>> She's very interested in f stops and focal lengths and the differences >>> they >>> make. >>> >>> One choice would be to give her one of my old M8's but the disadvantage >>> to >>> that is that she will not be able to afford extra lenses for it. I have >>> an >>> old Elmar 65/3.5 that I would include but I don't have a lot of surplus >>> lenses. >>> >>> Is there another digital camera out there that would be good for learning >>> apertures, speeds, focal lengths? Most of them are so automatic you >>> don't >>> ever have to know what those are but she wants to know! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> www.tinamanley.com >>> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0- >>> 4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig