Chris101
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Sounds good! Do it, and let's see them pics! I know you're good at that!phatnev said:
phatnev
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Chris101 said:
I dont think I'd agree, but we'll let the rest of RFF decide in the coming months eh??? Haha, thanks though, if anyone wants to see the SLR stuff I've been shooting I suppose I could upload them.Uwe_Nds
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phatnev said:
Yes, please!
I am very curious.
Best regards,
Uwe
phatnev
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phatnev
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phatnev
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Chris said I was good, not me These are the only stuff I have uploaded to imageshack, so I just tried to give ya'll a good glimpse of all the stuff I've done. Tell me it sucks. I can take it haha.
These are the only stuff I have uploaded to imageshack, so I just tried to give ya'll a good glimpse of all the stuff I've done. Tell me it sucks. I can take it haha.Uwe_Nds
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Wow! Great shots!
Well, my advice is to keep at least one of your DSLRs with long lenses for the "occasional" sports pic. And do get the rangefinder for your street and portrait work!
Oh, and there are other lenses apart from Leica which are very nice: Jupiter-3, Jupiter-8, Leitz Elmar, M-Hexanon,...
So, do not spend all the money on a body and two lenses alone - you will be wanting more and more, and not only the newest Leica glass!
Best regards,
Uwe
Well, my advice is to keep at least one of your DSLRs with long lenses for the "occasional" sports pic.
And do get the rangefinder for your street and portrait work!Oh, and there are other lenses apart from Leica which are very nice: Jupiter-3, Jupiter-8, Leitz Elmar, M-Hexanon,...
So, do not spend all the money on a body and two lenses alone - you will be wanting more and more, and not only the newest Leica glass!
Best regards,
Uwe
phatnev
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Haha thanks, my shots arent too good, I like making them as well as I can. I dont need the newest and best, but I think the 28 cron ASPH and the 35lux ASPH are the best optical versions of the lens. I'd like a 28/35/50 set up eventually, and I think my 50 will be an old one, regardless of whether its Cron DR or a pre-ASPH lux, that remains to be seen.Uwe_Nds said:Wow! Great shots!
Well, my advice is to keep at least one of your DSLRs with long lenses for the "occasional" sports pic.
Oh, and there are other lenses apart from Leica which are very nice: Jupiter-3, Jupiter-8, Leitz Elmar, M-Hexanon,...
So, do not spend all the money on a body and two lenses alone - you will be wanting more and more, and not only the newest Leica glass!
Best regards,
Uwe
And I wont be keeping a DSLR for long lens stuff. I may keep the D1H to compliment my F2 and 28mm 3.5 + 105 2.5 b/w street kit I have now. If I keep my 200/2 AF-S VR that's $3500 I cant spend on Leica
Plus all the papers I shoot for have their pool equipment I can use, and its all Canon, so I get to sell my Nikon stuff and replace it with Leica stuff which will be better for my personal work, and I get to use Canon for the sports stuff which is better for that than the Nikon stuff Im selling. I win both ways
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HSI
The Fourth
Why do you want a Leica, you got an F2.
If you ever decide to drop that, (taking it has a standard prism) I would be more than happy to take it off your hands for a nominal fee.
If you ever decide to drop that, (taking it has a standard prism) I would be more than happy to take it off your hands for a nominal fee.
Chris101
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I've always thought of thia one as your signature style, and yeah, I think it's good. Ninteen is a style, not a measure of quality. Your style is sure to undergo changes once you are shooting with your soon to be new camera! (And you won't be 19 for long either.)
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phatnev
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Chris101 said:
Im so with ya, unfortunately that kid owes me $500 for a laptop he stole from my house haha. But that's "my" shot. I love it, and I hope I can make my style based around it, its been hard to match though.
nikon_junkie
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As you pondered in your original post. The m2 with a 35mm would be perfection. Matching a M3 with the 50mm and 90mm would be perfection.
The weakness of being nineteen is not having the wisdom of a 70 year old.
I would by NO means frop $8500 in the process.
$3500 would get you two bodies and three lens. Older generations vs ASPH is a silly debate unless you intend to become the next Jeff Ascough (ie... available light wedding photog extrodiaire). Even then I wouldn't invest in ASPH glass unless the business justified.
Believe it or not... the remaining $5000 invested today in a Roth IRA would turn into $500,000 when you really want to enjoy life and photography. That is the power of being NINETEEN!
The M2/M3 might still be kicking.
I haven't had the joy of shooting the M7/MP class, but I can't imagine them being that much better than the M3/M2 lineup. The M6 body didn't match up to the M3 IMHO.
It's a personal preference. I've always preferred matching period M3 bodies to a Summicron or Lux with a Sekonic lightmeter. Just has always been faster than metered bodies. No distractions and it has it own special look.
Good luck and welcome.
The weakness of being nineteen is not having the wisdom of a 70 year old.
I would by NO means frop $8500 in the process.
$3500 would get you two bodies and three lens. Older generations vs ASPH is a silly debate unless you intend to become the next Jeff Ascough (ie... available light wedding photog extrodiaire). Even then I wouldn't invest in ASPH glass unless the business justified.
Believe it or not... the remaining $5000 invested today in a Roth IRA would turn into $500,000 when you really want to enjoy life and photography. That is the power of being NINETEEN!
The M2/M3 might still be kicking.
I haven't had the joy of shooting the M7/MP class, but I can't imagine them being that much better than the M3/M2 lineup. The M6 body didn't match up to the M3 IMHO.
It's a personal preference. I've always preferred matching period M3 bodies to a Summicron or Lux with a Sekonic lightmeter. Just has always been faster than metered bodies. No distractions and it has it own special look.
Good luck and welcome.
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phatnev
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Its all so confusing. The M bodies minus the 5 are all pretty much the same. The M6 is only $900, so I may buy that, and an M2. Put a 35/50 on the M6 and a 28 on the M2.
ZeissFan
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I work Downtown at the Post-Gazette ... on the Web side. I do a lot of different things on the site.
phatnev
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ZeissFan said:
Awesome, we're gonna have to crawl the city and use these new fangled rangefinders
SteveM(PA)
Poser
I'd get a pre-owned black lacquer MP + a black lacquer lux 50 and be done, enjoying how they age along with me. And yeah, max out your Roth, even though we'll all prolly have gills before you can withdraw.
phatnev
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SteveM(PA) said:
I may supplement the 50 with a 35. But well see. Im going tomorrow to Lansdale to sell all my Nikon ****e.
migtex
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Phatnev
you can get an Voigtlander R4M and CV 35 or 28.. simple, cheaper on your terms and still keep the D200 for while .....
I've own and used all my Fx's and D's.. and I still like and use them even with the S's all day long.
Great Photos BTW.
you can get an Voigtlander R4M and CV 35 or 28.. simple, cheaper on your terms and still keep the D200 for while .....
I've own and used all my Fx's and D's.. and I still like and use them even with the S's all day long.
Great Photos BTW.
haagen_dazs
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Uwe_Nds said:Oh, and by the way:
500000 pictures in 2-3 years, that's 450 - 680 pictures per day.
How did you do that???
that is average per day
it is possible to shoot half a million
for sports action photography at a studio, i clock about 4000 a weekend
BillBingham2
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Patnev,
Keep the DSLR stuff, it makes money for you. Start with a Bessa L and a CV 25/4 kit for street photography. As you make more money, move up to a Leica and other glass.
B2 (;->
Keep the DSLR stuff, it makes money for you. Start with a Bessa L and a CV 25/4 kit for street photography. As you make more money, move up to a Leica and other glass.
B2 (;->