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Heric
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Who uses the Leica
      #637430 - 04/04/2008 08:21

Hello to all holders Leica
I wanted to know what equipment used to make photo reportage
What machines Series M and what lens
Hello

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bagpuss
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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: Heric]
      #637545 - 04/04/2008 12:03

Hello -

I have a Leica M6, the new 50mm, an old 90mm and a Voigtlander wide-angle lens. I mostly use the 50mm, and tend to use it for shooting street photography.

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photogeek
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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: bagpuss]
      #637682 - 04/04/2008 13:46

Quote:

Hello -

I have a Leica M6



Oh no you don't you have an M6 TTL 0.85.

I have a Leica III with a 50mm Elmar, that I use when I want to take some Nostalgic type shots.



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Edited by photogeek (04/04/2008 13:48)

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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: photogeek]
      #637853 - 04/04/2008 15:17

Quote:

Quote:

Hello -

I have a Leica M6



Oh no you don't you have an M6 TTL 0.85.

I have a Leica III with a 50mm Elmar, that I use when I want to take some Nostalgic type shots.





Leica lout!

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mike_j
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Reged: 23/08/2005
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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: bagpuss]
      #637923 - 04/04/2008 16:46

Quote:



Leica lout!



Did someone call?

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mike_j
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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: Heric]
      #637932 - 04/04/2008 16:51

I have an M6 with 50/2 summicron plus Voigtlander (aka CV) 15, 25, 35 and 75mm lenses - excellent value and highly recommended.

Also have a Jupiter 50/2 from a scrapped Zenith camera which is poor on build quality but gives quite good results at f3.6 - f11

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Tacitus
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Re: Who uses the Leica [Re: Heric]
      #637985 - 04/04/2008 17:45

Short answer: whatever I am comfortable with, and it depends on the sort of 'reportage'.

I mostly shoot film with a M6TTL (0.58) and 35mm or or 28mm lens, plus a 50mm f2 or f1.5 standard lens. I occasionally use a 75mm lens, but I find its depth of field is too shallow for fast action candid work, and results in many poorly focussed or missed shots.

If I really need to use a lens longer than 50mm, or if the subject is moving around a lot (e.g. a carnival), I prefer to use an autofocus SLR with a zoom lens .... For me, Leicas are tools, not a "way of life".

Nowadays, for casual, 'slow-action' street photography I often use a 1955 Leica IIIf & 5cm Elmar or 3.5cm/f3.5 Summaron. It is small and discrete, but quite slow to use. Also, many people do not mind being photographed with an old camera, but dislike being photographed with a modern one.

.T.

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Heric
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Grazie a tutti [Re: Heric]
      #638073 - 04/04/2008 21:15

Hello to all
I am very pleased and I understand your enthusiasm to photograph with Leica
I am very pleased to talk with you
Sorry if I speak and write the English evil
Hello soon

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Heric
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Thanks to all [Re: Heric]
      #638127 - 04/04/2008 22:31

Hello to all
I am very pleased and I understand your enthusiasm to photograph with Leica
I am very pleased to talk with you
Sorry if I speak and write the English evil
Hello soon

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mike_j
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Re: Thanks to all [Re: Heric]
      #638501 - 05/04/2008 18:38

Quote:


Sorry if I speak and write the English evil
Hello soon



It's an lot better than my Italian

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