A newbie from Hongkong...

[Jochan]

HI, everybody. Nice to meet you all. I bought a R2, an Ultron 28/1.9 and a hand grip last week. Being a SLR camera user for more than 20yrs (just a leisure shooter), the Bessa makes me like an idiot. My first roll of film has about 5 frames totally black out by forgetting take out the lens cap. :bang:
Anyway, I am sure I can overcome this little monster very soon. Now, I love it more than all my SLR cameras coz it is so handsome looking. 😎

 

[Rex]

Hello!
I came here 1 day only!
Same as u friend!

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[Jochan]

Rex, nice to meeting you here. I love your rice cooking machine photo. Very moody.

 

[former member]

Welcome; you will get used to RF's quickly. They have lower latency than SLR's and you do not have the viewfinder blackout when the shot is taken. I used my SLR's for some school pictures and realized after the first few that the flash was not firing on my N8008s. The mirror flip-up prevented me from checking it and I had to ask if it was working. Had to push it really hard onto the Shoe. With the RF, you know right away that the subject did not blink during the shot, or that the flash actually went off. So that lens cap is the conservation of inconvenience!

 

[FrankS]

Welcome new guys, new friends! Jochan, that's a very capable outfit you've got. What kind of photography are you interested in?

 

[peter_n]

Welcome to the forum Jochan! 🙂 28mm - now there's an interesting choice for a first lens...

 

[Jochan]

Hi, Franks. Nice to meet you. I used to take architectural photography and some kinds of visual art with my SLR's when I was learning photography in college. Now, I like to try documentary with my new Bessa. Acturally, I want to try shooting of people in night time on the street, shops, malls, etc.

 

[Jochan]

Hi, Peter. I think you should know why I need my lens in 28mm now. I shall buy Heliar 15mm later to continue my interest in architectures.

 

[Peter]

Welcome Jochan! Are you using your 28mm for street photography? You will master the R2 real soon. I know as I am a R2 shooter myself. Enjoy your new toy!

 

[Jochan]

Yeap, Peter. I like a little bit emphasis on the foreground's people in my pictures. This makes more 3 dimentional looking.

 

[Peter]

Yeap, Peter. I like a little bit emphasis on the foreground's people in my pictures. This makes more 3 dimentional looking.

He who shoots the same type of photos with me shall be my brother! 😛

 

[Jochan]

Ha, brother Peter. I think I have a long way to learn to have the photos as good as yours. Telling you the truth, I have been viewing your gallery for many times on these few days before I join the party here. Your photos attracts me and inspiring to me.

 

[Peter]

Ha, brother Peter. I think I have a long way to learn to have the photos as good as yours. Telling you the truth, I have been viewing your gallery for many times on these few days before I join the party here. Your photos attracts me and inspiring to me.

I AM NOT WORTHY! I AM NOT WORTHY! 😛

 

[Jochan]

Hi, Honu-Hugger. I will try to post some photos later but I'm still figuring how I can transfer my color slides to digital????

 

[Jochan]

Nice to meet you all tonight. It's late night now in HK. I've got to go to bed. Thanks all. See you around. Goodnight!

 

[Designer]

Hello! Jochan & Rex,

Welcome to the forum!!
You will soon become a rangefindergeek!😀

 

[back alley]

welcome to the forum!

as others have said, it wont be long before the little r feels like a glove on your hand.

joe

 

[Doug]

28mm Ultron sounds like an interesting choice for the street photos, urging you to get in close and intimate with your subjects! That same field of view has been my favorite for a while for environmental portraits. Good luck, and welcome!

 

[Kris]

Re: A newbie from Hongkong...

... the Bessa makes me like an idiot. My first roll of film has about 5 frames totally black out by forgetting take out the lens cap. :bang:

Naah, that's not too bad to shoot with lens cap on. I've done that too plus shooting 5-6 tightly framed photos using 75mm lens but with 50mm framelines, trying to take pictures without any film in the camera, shooting the entire roll with wrong ISO setting and so on. 🙄

Welcome to the forum. You are aware aren't you, that by joining this forum, you will accumulate more and more RF camera and at the same time your wallet will get thinner and thinner? 😀

 

[taffer]

Welcome !!!!! 😀

Kris is right, by entering this forum you agree to become a hopeless RFaddict 😀