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angelptp · 07/05/06, 03:31 PM

Hey guys,

Thanks for the support - I'm looking forward to seeing and posting much more stuff.

I guess an quick intro may be in order. I'm not exactly new to the photo biz - I started as a cadet photographer back in the early 80s, shooting rock n' roll for a newspaper in Sweden. In those heady days, the Canon F1 New reigned supreme, and I used to drag my skinny carcass around concert venues carrying more stuff on my shoulder than I did on my bones! In my first summer, I toured with U2, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, and I knew I was the best photographer in the world.

I've had many cameras since - I bought a Canon T90 when it first came out, and burned enough film to keep Kodak afloat for years. I swapped the whole shebang for an old, crusty M3 with a couple of even older lenses, but never really got the hang of the external light meter, so I sold the whole lot.

I moved in, and out of, the Hasselblad system - both 500 and Xpan - and has maintained a relationship with Nikon over the years.

But, like with most things in life, true beauty lies in the roundness of things. I got tired of automation, of everything that flashes, clicks and zooms. I wanted to go back to my roots, to where I came from - where I decided how the image looks, not the camera. Hence the M6. Yeah, you're right - the pictures suck, but they were made by me, when shooting the very first film with a completely manual camera. It's been years, but, it's been a sort of homecoming.

Talk soon guys. Long live Leica!

07/05/06, 03:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
angelptp Neuer Benutzer Join Date: 06/27/06 Posts: 10	Re: Very first Leica shot! Hey guys, Thanks for the support - I'm looking forward to seeing and posting much more stuff. I guess an quick intro may be in order. I'm not exactly new to the photo biz - I started as a cadet photographer back in the early 80s, shooting rock n' roll for a newspaper in Sweden. In those heady days, the Canon F1 New reigned supreme, and I used to drag my skinny carcass around concert venues carrying more stuff on my shoulder than I did on my bones! In my first summer, I toured with U2, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, and I knew I was the best photographer in the world. I've had many cameras since - I bought a Canon T90 when it first came out, and burned enough film to keep Kodak afloat for years. I swapped the whole shebang for an old, crusty M3 with a couple of even older lenses, but never really got the hang of the external light meter, so I sold the whole lot. I moved in, and out of, the Hasselblad system - both 500 and Xpan - and has maintained a relationship with Nikon over the years. But, like with most things in life, true beauty lies in the roundness of things. I got tired of automation, of everything that flashes, clicks and zooms. I wanted to go back to my roots, to where I came from - where I decided how the image looks, not the camera. Hence the M6. Yeah, you're right - the pictures suck, but they were made by me, when shooting the very first film with a completely manual camera. It's been years, but, it's been a sort of homecoming. Talk soon guys. Long live Leica! Last edited by angelptp : 07/05/06 at 03:37 PM.