itoncool Posted September 14, 2007 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, everyone I'm a Leica newbie with M6 I've never considered myself as a good photographer but I'm not new to photography, not less than 10 years holding slr, doing it just for a hobby, never getting too serious. Then, the moment came, my good friend (he is a pro) was taking my wedding with his 1Ds MkII (color) & M6 (B&W), 1Ds MkII gives truly amazing output (honest quote from a nikonian), but M6 is really an eye opener, I couldn't even close my mouth, checking picture by picture, details by details. It's sharp, I mean real sharp! "It's not the car but the driver" and I couldn't agree more with this statement, plus my friend is one of the best photographer I know, but believe me I know the different I became obsessed to Leica, a (non have) Leica freak, browsing, buying some books, asking friends, definitely thirsty for a Leica! Finally, my friend wanted to sell his M6 for an MP, I was in the front row signing up to l-camera-forum to get (MUCH) better knowledge, buy a new 35mm ASPH summicron. Then, Here I am ready to go Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Carl Posted September 14, 2007 Share #2 Posted September 14, 2007 Hi and welcome! Great to hear that you are happy with your M6! I have one myseelf and even though I've had it for quite many years now it just continues to amaze me! Good choice and I'm looking forward to healthy discussions and some pictures! Best regards Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted September 14, 2007 Share #3 Posted September 14, 2007 Welcome I hope you enjoy your camera, you'll find this a friendly forum with a great amount of pooled knowledge. Have fun! Regards Mark Photo Utopia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itoncool Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share #4 Posted September 15, 2007 Thx Carl, thx Mark, I'm very grateful... I have a few books of Leica, just bought them from amazon. But, I haven't read them all and could be much more fun hearing a real life experience. what do you guys think I have to aware in terms of getting the "new" system, rangefinder? advantages and disadvantages? Thx a lot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusion Circle Posted October 1, 2007 Share #5 Posted October 1, 2007 Welcome to the M6 owner's club! I guarantee you will have fun with it! It truly is a fantastic piece of kit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted October 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted October 1, 2007 Welcome to this forum. Like all things in life also a RF camera has it's advantages and disadvantages. Working in a low light senario is great, tele is less accurate. Best bett is from 21mm through 90mm, RF coupled up from 28mm - 90mm. But also some C.V. (Cosina-Voigtländer) W.A. lenses can be great on the M. (e.g. super wide Heliar 4,5/15mm). Further with no mirror and such a silent shutter you can go to 1/8S by hand with a bit of experience. High resolution films: iso 100 (Tmax 100, Delta 100, Acros 100), very high resolution fine grain films like Pan F, Rollei PAN 25, Efke 25, Technical Pan films: Rollei ATP-V1 (just in my Leica M7 for testing) and even micro films (iso 10-25) (SPUR Orthopan UR) combined with aperture lenses up from 1,0 . Best regards, Robert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
itoncool Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share #7 Posted October 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thx, Confusion Circle... I believe you have a nice M6T, and never have a chance to get bored with that fantastic piece of kit Thx, Robert... Yes, I'm planning to add a couple of lens more in my arsenal, but still searching which suit me best, and since the price of the leica lenses are premium so I search really carefully... I can see your point that rangefinder doesn't work at it best when it comes to tele shooting, and I agree with that. I have my eye on 75mm f/1.4 Summilux or a 50mm Nocti for my next purchase, but I've seen many argument pros & cons especially for the Nocti. Have you have any experiences with those two? Thanks a lot guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotohuis Posted October 1, 2007 Share #8 Posted October 1, 2007 No, because I am travelling light with my M7: C.V. 4,5/15mm, Elmarit 2,8/28mm, Summicron 2,0/50mm and I think I would like to add for more portrait work the new Summarit 2,5/75mm. All lenses are very compact and not very bulky. But like with everything: It's just what you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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