Wayne Posted September 6, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 6, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I posted this on the Rangefinder forum, in answer to a long post on recent purchases. I hope I am not violating any laws. "I think I am fully in sync with the "Leica thing."This afternoon, as a storm approached, I put the new M2 camera strap over my head and took a few shots of the sky and surrounding area; after the last shot, I stood there in the front yard and just enjoyed to strong, cool breeze. It occurred to me, out of nowhere, that I did not mind, at all, the weight of the camera around my neck. In fact, I pretty much think I could handle it all day, every day. This has never happened with any other type or brand of camera.I got me thinking about whether or not it was just my wanting the Leica to be a superior camera, or the camera actually being superior- even in the way it feels hanging off of my neck. ....Strange, and maybe pretty expensive.Please forgive me Ken Rockwell. I never suspected it could happen to me." I do enjoy Ken's page. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spydrxx Posted September 6, 2015 Share #2 Posted September 6, 2015 Nirvana - a Leica hanging from one's neck Glad you're enjoying your M2. It is a nice camera I chose one to replace my M4. I've been enjoying a iif this summer....almost weightless (at least compared to the SLRs I'm more used to). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePioneer Posted September 7, 2015 Share #3 Posted September 7, 2015 There is something strangely addictive about using a Leica, at least for some of us. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted September 7, 2015 Share #4 Posted September 7, 2015 Fine Wine, Fine Cameras, Fine Guns, Fine Watches & last but not least, Fine Women, They are all addictive.. Leica images have a Pzzazz that other images lack!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixie Posted September 10, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 10, 2015 If one uses a Leica, there is a special feeling of handling, holding, seeing and using. It is not really ergonomic, yet instills a feeling of assuredness and possibilities. I have cameras that technically dance circles round my Leica. I also don't enjoy them as much! Truthfully viewing Ken R's trips, few compare to when he shot the M3 and a roll of BW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramosa Posted September 13, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 13, 2015 Leica M > Ken Rockwell Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 13, 2015 Share #7 Posted September 13, 2015 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) I got me thinking about whether or not it was just my wanting the Leica to be a superior camera, or the camera actually being superior- even in the way it feels hanging off of my neck. It is a common delusion, commingling an exaggerated sense of object value within a personal experience. You could have hung a kitchen pot over your your neck. Picture or it never happened. . Edited September 13, 2015 by pico 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinchers of peril Posted September 15, 2015 Share #8 Posted September 15, 2015 It is a common delusion, commingling an exaggerated sense of object value within a personal experience. You could have hung a kitchen pot over your your neck. Picture or it never happened. . As long as the kitchen pot was made of brass and had a red dot somewhere on it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiafish Posted September 23, 2015 Share #9 Posted September 23, 2015 Fine Wine, Fine Cameras, Fine Guns, Fine Watches & last but not least, Fine Women, They are all addictive.. Leica images have a Pzzazz that other images lack!! The images aren't technically any better from a Leica than any other camera. I prefer using my Leicas to other cameras, but there are types of photography for which a rangefinder is a poor choice. Likewise, there are lenses made for other systems that have unique looks to them that Leica lenses don't match. Canon's 85mm f/1.2 L is a very unique portrait lens, as is Nikons 58mm f/1.4 G. Those lenses produce spectacular results, that while not better than a Leica lens, cannot be duplicated. The camera is just a light-tight box that holds a lens and a sensor (digital or analog) and controls how long that sensor is exposed to the light focused through the lens. So long as shutter speeds are accurate and there are no light leaks, one camera is as good as another. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop Posted September 23, 2015 Share #10 Posted September 23, 2015 ... So long as shutter speeds are accurate and there are no light leaks, one camera is as good as another. Yes, quite. Nice figure of speech. I have never understood why some people make such a fuss about determining the exact distance the lens has to have from the sensor or the exact speed to be selected for the shutter or the noise or motion caused by the shutter and such mundane details. Also, people much overrate the importance of the film being held at a particular place or even flat. Just a length of time which is accurately measured and no light leaks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted September 23, 2015 Share #11 Posted September 23, 2015 Yes, quite. Nice figure of speech. I have never understood why some people make such a fuss about determining the exact distance the lens has to have from the sensor or the exact speed to be selected for the shutter or the noise or motion caused by the shutter and such mundane details. Also, people much overrate the importance of the film being held at a particular place or even flat. Just a length of time which is accurately measured and no light leaks. Never had any of those problems with any Nikon, but then the didn't take Leica lenses. Just saying ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted September 23, 2015 Share #12 Posted September 23, 2015 You could have hung a kitchen pot over your your neck. Picture or it never happened. I never succeeded at taking pictures with my kitchen pot. ... guess I have to try harder Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manoleica Posted September 24, 2015 Share #13 Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) The images aren't technically any better from a Leica than any other camera. I prefer using my Leicas to other cameras, but there are types of photography for which a rangefinder is a poor choice. Likewise, there are lenses made for other systems that have unique looks to them that Leica lenses don't match. Canon's 85mm f/1.2 L is a very unique portrait lens, as is Nikons 58mm f/1.4 G. Those lenses produce spectacular results, that while not better than a Leica lens, cannot be duplicated. The camera is just a light-tight box that holds a lens and a sensor (digital or analog) and controls how long that sensor is exposed to the light focused through the lens. So long as shutter speeds are accurate and there are no light leaks, one camera is as good as another. Great reply -- but where's the passion! So clinical.. Edited September 24, 2015 by manoleica Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
semi-ambivalent Posted September 24, 2015 Share #14 Posted September 24, 2015 Also, people much overrate the importance of the film being held at a particular place or even flat. Consider it a flat leak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted September 24, 2015 Share #15 Posted September 24, 2015 Hello Everybody, 1 reason for Leitz/Leica range/viewfinder user's preoccupation with the preciseness of the lens to film plane/sensor distance is:The usability of a range/viewfinder focusing system depends on the coordination of the left/right movement of a range/viewfinder's images within a camera body relative to the front/back movement of a lens's optical assembly within its focusing mount. There is no actual visual coordination through the 2 separate systems. The link is mechanical. The accuracy of the system as a whole depends on the accuracy of that mechanical interface between the left/right range/viewfinder image & the front/back movement of the optical unit within the focusing mount. A high degree of precision at this point is important. Therefore it is something to be considered. A single lens reflex's viewing/focusing system functions by having the person visually place the image wanted on the image capture surface directly. There is no intermediate mechanical interface to translate* the front back movement of the optical assembly into a left/right movement of 2 images. Therefore, with a single lens reflex: Whether or not there is a difference between the distance marked on the lens barrel & what the actual focus distance is, is not that important in many instances. Best Regards, Michael * There is, of course, the analogus question of mirror/focusing screen alignment: Whether there is a stationary pellicle mirror or a mirror which pivots out of the way to allow the image to reach the image capture surface. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheshireCat Posted September 24, 2015 Share #16 Posted September 24, 2015 Therefore, with a single lens reflex: Whether or not there is a difference between the distance marked on the lens barrel & what the actual focus distance is, is not that important in many instances.[...] * There is, of course, the analogus question of mirror/focusing screen alignment: Whether there is a stationary pellicle mirror or a mirror which pivots out of the way to allow the image to reach the image capture surface. It should be noted that a high-resolution EVF with Live View magnification is capturing exactly what the sensor "sees". Therefore it is the most reliable MF focusing system ever created. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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