MarkP Posted October 8, 2015 Share #181 Posted October 8, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) So why not try a Leica on a tripod in the street and see if it changes the dynamics of what's going on? As a photographer stood there with a camera you're changing the dynamics of the situation anyway, so why wouldn't formal street portraiture work, or using slower shutter speeds to show the trails of people as they move through a city? Steve Exactly. There are no rules for using these things. M240, 35 Summilux FLE, Manfrotto tripod. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/244720-does-your-m-grab-peoples-attention/?do=findComment&comment=2901306'>More sharing options...
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Robert M Poole Posted October 8, 2015 Share #182 Posted October 8, 2015 I wasn't trying to imply that using s tripod was somehow verboten. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually use an M in this way. It's been useful to see other people's ideas on this and examples which is why I asked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonel Posted October 9, 2015 Share #183 Posted October 9, 2015 I wasn't trying to imply that using s tripod was somehow verboten. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people actually use an M in this way. It's been useful to see other people's ideas on this and examples which is why I asked. I like to travel light but do needs stabilization occasionally, which is why I use a half leather cover and try and find a convenient wall or bench. The M240 has helped somewhat with its slightly enhanced weight, as larger lenses are more stable, although a prop under my biggest lenses is still required sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Louis Marit Posted October 9, 2015 Share #184 Posted October 9, 2015 I had to look that up. Yikes. Colorful. Indeed! I like the brilliantly floral paisley ones, which I have become famous for in the office.[emoji12] Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted August 7, 2016 Share #185 Posted August 7, 2016 Just revisiting this topic after what happened to me this afternoon. I was at Hinton Ampner House, a National Trust property. Friends and I were wandering around their beautiful gardens when a chap said, "Ah, a real camera." He had spotted my Leica M-P 240 and was interested to know if I enjoyed it. I said how great it is to have a manual focus camera of such quality build. Turned out he and his wife are both professional photographers and he hates all the buttons on modern cameras ... and they are all so big. We had a lovely long chat and I think he is now in the market for a Leica M. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted August 8, 2016 Share #186 Posted August 8, 2016 I have drawn attention with the collapsible 90. A friend asked if it was a NASA camera? I said yes - from the 60s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asimplefarmer Posted August 8, 2016 Share #187 Posted August 8, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) My chrome m240 gets a lot of how old is that camera? Or is that film? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramarren Posted August 8, 2016 Share #188 Posted August 8, 2016 I handed the M-D to a friend the other day. "It's special... What's special about it?" He puzzled over it for ten minutes, then his eyes shone: "There's no screen! There're no buttons! No autofocus! No menus! This is great! How did you find such a perfect digital camera?" My sentiments exactly. :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphh Posted August 8, 2016 Share #189 Posted August 8, 2016 I've had my black m240 about 6 months, and I carry it daily now. I only ever had one single passing comment of 'nice camera' from one guy with a 1D and a 200mm f2 prime, who presumably knew what it was, but he didn't stop to chat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithlaban.co.uk Posted August 8, 2016 Share #190 Posted August 8, 2016 Does your M grab people's attention? Thankfully not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honcho Posted August 8, 2016 Share #191 Posted August 8, 2016 Do many people use a tripod with their M series camera? I do. I would estimate at least 30% of my images are made with the MP on a tripod, I like the way it attracts people to come and stand next to me with their mobile phones. Really, I do. So my answer to the OP is no, my camera does not grab people's attention. The tripod does. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brill64 Posted August 8, 2016 Share #192 Posted August 8, 2016 once in northern Japan a man tugged at my shirt & pointed skyward repeating, "ISS overhead" & indeed it was. otherwise nobody ever notices. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Beacock Posted August 8, 2016 Share #193 Posted August 8, 2016 On Saturday morning whilst out with a photography group I'm a member of we stopped at a coffee shop after an hour or so and I put my M240 on the table. Suddenly this new member almost shouted in surprise "Oh my God a Leica! Who's Leica is that? Is that your Leica? I dream of owning a Leica one day!" to which the organiser of the group replied to her "Oh God. He's enough of a Leica fan boy already, he doesn't need any more stroking!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oktaviant Posted August 8, 2016 Share #194 Posted August 8, 2016 Scene from Salzburg/ Austria: "Oh- you've got a Leica (MM)!" I replied: "Oh- you've got a Panerai!" Everybody reacts on things he / she is interested in: cars, watches, dogs...if you don't know Leica you don't react. When i was in Damaskus i passed another Photographer also carrying a M. We both smiled at one the other and walked our way. Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grillo Posted August 8, 2016 Share #195 Posted August 8, 2016 I was going through airport security a couple of years ago and they pulled me aside. Two guys were looking intently at the x-ray machine's screen. "Is this your bag?" they asked. "Can you open it?" They started looking through it and took out the camera. One of the guys said to the other, "See? I told you it was a Leica!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exodies Posted August 8, 2016 Share #196 Posted August 8, 2016 Airport security were going through my bag. How much was that, 2000£? he asked. A bit more, I said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grillo Posted August 8, 2016 Share #197 Posted August 8, 2016 On the other hand, in Paris of all places, I once had to explain to the x-ray machine operator what a lens was. He had never seen one and had no idea what it was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kilmister Posted August 8, 2016 Share #198 Posted August 8, 2016 On the other hand, in Paris of all places, I once had to explain to the x-ray machine operator what a lens was. He had never seen one and had no idea what it was. He probably thought lens was a town in northern France. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotofanatiker Posted August 8, 2016 Share #199 Posted August 8, 2016 Made the opposite experience at Munich airport, the x-ray guy looked at the screen and then asked "Can I have a look at your Leica?" Once in an elevator in Dubai a local guy came in, looked at my M9 and said "What Canon is this?" Feb this year at Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto: a couple came my way, both with an M240 around their necks, guy in black, lady in silver, smiling at me (and my beat up M9)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Ash Posted August 8, 2016 Share #200 Posted August 8, 2016 I am not quite sure whether it is as good as going for a walk with a dog or with little children but it is a women magnet somehow...Not that I ever took advantage of it [emoji1356] [emoji3] Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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