Hello from The Netherlands!

[Maarten_E]

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Hello everybody!

 

I am Maarten, 21 years old and I am from The Netherlands. I study photography, and I mainly shoot on the street, and (city) landscapes.

 

Just a few years ago, I decided to go for hobby back to 35mm. It was a decision made mainly by the fact that a 35mm filmcamera is way less bulky than a big black DSLR, and shooting with film allows me to be more concious about what I shoot. Also, a relatively small 35mm camera is less offensive to people on the street.

 

For roughly 2 years, I used a Pentax ME Super, quite a nice camera, but to be honest, I was wondering what its like to use a rangefinder camera..

 

So one day I was looking on 2nd hand websites for used rangefinder cameras, in which I would prefer a Leica.

Then I found a black Leica M6, for relatively not much money (800€, 900$). It wasnt used for years, but after getting the seals replaced and the battery replaced she was ready to go!

The M6 served as a backupcamera for an other M6, which was used to take pictures of tourists getting on harbour boats.

 

As a lens I have a Voigtländer 35mm f1.4 on it, a great lens to use, and I love the ability to go to f1.4 for that nice out of focus effect.

 

I am still learning with the Leica, but it is a lot of fun working with it, and the quality is amazing.

 

I hope you all liked this introduction, I hope I can learn a lot from you guys!

 

 

Greetings,

 

Maarten

[Gibbo]

Greetings 

[ayewing]

Welcome Maarten,

It is good to see a new young member joining the Leica fold. It may well be the start of a lifetime addiction. Learning to use film is I think the best way to get to grips with photography. It makes you think about every shot. I hope that you enjoy participating in the forum.

Best wishes,