brill64 Posted February 10, 2016 Share #61 Posted February 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) keep focusing on the apo-50. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #62 Posted February 10, 2016 keep focusing on the apo-50. Is that a typo ???? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted February 10, 2016 Share #63 Posted February 10, 2016 Why not try a micro 4/3 or Nikon 1,ar rven Sony A7 for a walkabout camera? Certainly cheaper to see if it meets your needs than trying an M system again. They all have AF. Sony offers full frame if that is important to youbin a walkabout camera. The M system is for peope who like rangefinders. Do you like rangefinders? Or do you like the size and IQ if the M? If the latter, I recommend you try a small mirrorless system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #64 Posted February 10, 2016 Yes I like rangefinders, but my eyes don't ..........well they didn't but I am trying to get that shit sorted out. Ive tried Sony A bla bra bla but don't like them. Bottom line is I like Leica gear and like the crack you get on this forum...............too many young'uns on the Sony Forum :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michali Posted February 10, 2016 Share #65 Posted February 10, 2016 A very interesting discussion, lately I've also found myself getting back to basics. Last year I decided to simplify things, photographically, and also got fed up with all this stuff lying around. It probably also has something to do with being 2 years short of 60 and achieving grumpy old man status....offloaded all my Hasselblad MF gear, a couple of Leicas along with a pile of M and R lenses, about 25 to 30 kgs worth of equipment in total. I've kept the Monochrom and 4 M lenses. Neil- to bring this discussion back on track, I feel for you! I've been operating and guiding photographic safaris all over East and Southern Africa for the past 40 years. At times I've just about needed a team of porters to lug all the gear around. For safaris I now use a Sony A7r with either the 105-280mm Vario-Elmar or the 280mm f4 APO-Telyt. Walking safaris- Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking, I use the Sony A7r & 28-90mm Vario-Elmarit. There's no way I could have hiked 3 or 4 kms up into the mountains and jungle at Mahale in Tanzania tracking chimpanzees, lugging all the dead weight around. The A7r and 28-90mm Vario-Elmarit were perfect. You're also photographing the Chimpanzees at very close quarters. I've used an M9 and 50mm Summilux for this on previous occasions. Have look here: http://michali.zenfolio.com/p862924381 As for a light walkabout travel camera, my wife looked at the Leica Q but decided it was too expensive, she opted for the Fuji X-100T; set it up correctly and it's a fantastic little camera. BYTW great predator shots from Tanzania. I think that your leopard in the tree is outstanding! Serengeti? Best, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted February 10, 2016 Share #66 Posted February 10, 2016 "Working out what sort of photography works for you" speaks more of a love of cameras, or of the process of using them, and then looking for a subject or method that accommodates that. It is the opposite of my ideal. I'm not sure that John meant it that way at all. "Working out what sort of photography works for you" can simply mean identifying how photography should fit in with how you live your life and the extent to which you want to practice it (which can include acknowledging that often it is better to leave the cameras at home and enjoy where you are or what you are doing without feeling the need to photograph it). My own experience is that when I first became interested in photography (and cameras) I used to carry a decent sized bag with a whole range of lenses, often a flash and usually more than one camera body. It was only later that I realised that I was carrying stuff around only because I had bought it (having convinced myself I needed it) rather than because it was to accomplish some specific photographic objective. Of course, I now see what a waste of time that was and inwardly cringe at the colossal waste of money that buying and selling gear has involved but I suspect it is a learning process that many go through. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted February 10, 2016 Share #67 Posted February 10, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yes I like rangefinders, but my eyes don't ..........well they didn't but I am trying to get that shit sorted out. Ive tried Sony A bla bra bla but don't like them. Bottom line is I like Leica gear and like the crack you get on this forum...............too many young'uns on the Sony Forum :) Consider a Leica T?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #68 Posted February 10, 2016 BYTW great predator shots from Tanzania. I think that your leopard in the tree is outstanding! Serengeti? Best, Mike Yes Mike it was taken in the Serengiti with D810 and 600mm f4 plus 1.7 TC..............there is no way in this world I would have spotted it, but my guide just pulled up and said "hay Neil check out the Leopard in the tree" I was like wow how did he see that driving at ~30 MPH Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #69 Posted February 10, 2016 (which can include acknowledging that often it is better to leave the cameras at home and enjoy where you are or what you are doing without feeling the need to photograph it). Ian Thats exactly what I found myself doing on day 7,8 and 9.............just leaving the camera on the seat and just gazing in awe at the beautiful scenery and watching life in the Serengiti go by Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #70 Posted February 10, 2016 Consider a Leica T?? Sorry I like cameras with viewfinders Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted February 10, 2016 Share #71 Posted February 10, 2016 But for walking around a town/village with a S & 30mm (my favourite S lens) hanging off my neck and 2 more S lenses hanging off my shoulder in a bag full of filters, batteries, etc etc it just becomes a chore and eventually pisses my day off. Were you not able to work this out before you spent yet more £1000s on yet another camera system? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #72 Posted February 10, 2016 Were you not able to work this out before you spent yet more £1000s on yet another camera system? Andy I guess not............sometimes we have to find things out for ourselves and I have no regrets doing so. I love my Leica S, I love the MF files and it is my go to camera when I go and take pictures in my car. My Nikon gear is my go to camera when I go on Safari, and if I can get my glasses sorted out whereby I can see the focus patch clearly in a M Rangefinder the the Leica M will be my walk about camera :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdlaing Posted February 10, 2016 Share #73 Posted February 10, 2016 Nor probably your sense of smell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnwolf Posted February 10, 2016 Share #74 Posted February 10, 2016 I feel that the ability to take photos as an adjunct to life or as a means of exploration of something that matter to me, whether visually or for some other reason, rather than as objective in its own right, really requires a small unobtrusive camera that one is intimately familiar with and intuitively in command of. Ultimate image quality is not a principle consideration when photography is seen in this light, but I do understand and to a degree share the unhelpful impulse to know that my camera is capable of technically superior photos. Nicely stated and pretty much where I'm at. I find myself reaching for my GR or carrying it most of the time for the reasons you cite. It's so light and nimble and intuitive. The thought of going M-less is a little concerning, but I'm considering it. I really enjoy the spontaneity a good P&S encourages. And prints are excellent at my standard size of 12 x 18". John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted February 10, 2016 Share #75 Posted February 10, 2016 Sorry I like cameras with viewfinders There is an optional EVF. But It still wont be an M.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lm_user Posted February 10, 2016 Share #76 Posted February 10, 2016 Andy I guess not............sometimes we have to find things out for ourselves and I have no regrets doing so. I love my Leica S, I love the MF files and it is my go to camera when I go and take pictures in my car. My Nikon gear is my go to camera when I go on Safari, and if I can get my glasses sorted out whereby I can see the focus patch clearly in a M Rangefinder the the Leica M will be my walk about camera :) Which camera will you use when you go out on your bicycle? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndReini Posted February 10, 2016 Share #77 Posted February 10, 2016 and if I can get my glasses sorted out whereby I can see the focus patch clearly in a M Rangefinder the the Leica M will be my walk about camera I know it isn't an M, neither is it an optical finder, but the 4k viewfinder on the SL is amazing. The optical block lets you adjust the diopter perfectly to your eyesight and focusing an M lens on the SL becomes easy again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #78 Posted February 10, 2016 Which camera will you use when you go out on your bicycle? Harley Davidson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NEIL-D-WILLIAMS Posted February 10, 2016 Share #79 Posted February 10, 2016 I know it isn't an M, neither is it an optical finder, but the 4k viewfinder on the SL is amazing. The optical block lets you adjust the diopter perfectly to your eyesight and focusing an M lens on the SL becomes easy again. I know its the same as my S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted February 10, 2016 Share #80 Posted February 10, 2016 I know its the same as my S Only the diopter adjustment, of course, not the VF. The S is OVF; the SL is EVF....different species. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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