shadowfox
Darkroom printing lives
... from being a camera geek, to become a photographer.
Through shooting countless test-rolls, I started to realize that I am doing this for the long haul. I really like photography. I think I finally found my "zone". Where I can keep improving myself without being bored or overwhelmed.
The important bonus? My family supports me 🙂
I wrote some time ago that I have no longer GAS for Leica. But I did leave the door open if I can get one that I can afford with the fund I saved and/or generated through photography.
Well, I finally got one.
NOTE: Although I am going to talk about it, this post is not *about* the Leica, it is about a guy who is now ready to take on photography, seriously.
Thanks to Bill and Tom (both RFFers), I now have in my posession a "working-man's" Leica. I'll talk about the technical details and reviews in another post.
All I need to say is that this Leica combo is not expensive by any Leica standard (some wouldn't even call it a "real" Leica even though it has the genuine Red Dot), it's certainly less than a typical DSLR setup.
But when I saw the results from this setup. It's astounding. I mentioned that I've seen real talented photographers producing images better than others with a Leica.
Well, I can't compare the results from this Leica to any of *my* other photos. It is that good, and that's good enough for me.
I often heard that once you've dipped into the Leica pool, you'll be attacked by relentless Leica GAS that will soon breed multiple expensive glasses and bodies. Strangely I don't see that happening ...
Because it is *that* good, I no longer have a yearning to try out the other bodies/lenses/attachments/etc. I am in a sense ... done.
This Leica for me is more significant as a turning point, rather than an achievement. A point where my view on photography took a more serious turn. Where I no longer derive satisfaction from getting yet another camera/lenses and "playing" with it. Where I start my path to become a good photographer one day.
You guys will still see me posting reviews of interesting cameras that I got now and then, but that will no longer be the main reason I "do" photography. It will be just for fun.
And who knows in the end, there will be only the Leica, the OM-1 and a couple of Zuiko lenses with me. And by the looks of it. I'll be fine 🙂
And finally, and most importantly, THANK YOU all for accompanying me up to this point 😀
Will
Through shooting countless test-rolls, I started to realize that I am doing this for the long haul. I really like photography. I think I finally found my "zone". Where I can keep improving myself without being bored or overwhelmed.
The important bonus? My family supports me 🙂
I wrote some time ago that I have no longer GAS for Leica. But I did leave the door open if I can get one that I can afford with the fund I saved and/or generated through photography.
Well, I finally got one.
NOTE: Although I am going to talk about it, this post is not *about* the Leica, it is about a guy who is now ready to take on photography, seriously.
Thanks to Bill and Tom (both RFFers), I now have in my posession a "working-man's" Leica. I'll talk about the technical details and reviews in another post.
All I need to say is that this Leica combo is not expensive by any Leica standard (some wouldn't even call it a "real" Leica even though it has the genuine Red Dot), it's certainly less than a typical DSLR setup.
But when I saw the results from this setup. It's astounding. I mentioned that I've seen real talented photographers producing images better than others with a Leica.
Well, I can't compare the results from this Leica to any of *my* other photos. It is that good, and that's good enough for me.
I often heard that once you've dipped into the Leica pool, you'll be attacked by relentless Leica GAS that will soon breed multiple expensive glasses and bodies. Strangely I don't see that happening ...
Because it is *that* good, I no longer have a yearning to try out the other bodies/lenses/attachments/etc. I am in a sense ... done.
This Leica for me is more significant as a turning point, rather than an achievement. A point where my view on photography took a more serious turn. Where I no longer derive satisfaction from getting yet another camera/lenses and "playing" with it. Where I start my path to become a good photographer one day.
You guys will still see me posting reviews of interesting cameras that I got now and then, but that will no longer be the main reason I "do" photography. It will be just for fun.
And who knows in the end, there will be only the Leica, the OM-1 and a couple of Zuiko lenses with me. And by the looks of it. I'll be fine 🙂
And finally, and most importantly, THANK YOU all for accompanying me up to this point 😀
Will
