A totally new feel

[Teus]

I feel some kind of lost, couldn't find the right forum, so I'll post here since it's the most Leica M related:

I shot film for a few years on SLR: some good primes, lots of classic grain film, many developers. I got a dSLR 16months ago and also enjoyed it. I thought I'd seen most stuff already, but this was far from true.

I learned to use milder compensating developers such as XTOL, giving finer grain, more shadow detail and better pushing abilities. I got an M2 that turned my shooting upside down. My FSU 50mm Sonnar learnt me about lens characteristics, and my recently acquired 50mm tabbed Summicron surpassed any SLR lens I have. I learnt about flare resistance, bitingly sharp glass and very importantly: DOF control. Now I'm experimenting with T-grain film (Delta 100 & 400), to reduce grain and exploit the maximal resolution of my lens. I'm also studying some photo books.

Looks like there was so much more beauty to explore and experience to gather, I'm happy my progress didn't stall. What were your "visual disclosures", when did you learn something totally new in your photography?

a quick snap, sampled from my last rolls; you can click the image to see larger versions.

 

[Kim Coxon]

In some ways, I understand exactly how you feel. My whole approach to taking a photo is different when using an RF. not only has it broadened my hotizons but also improved the way in which I use other mediums.

Kim

(PS, I have moved this to the general interest forum as it concerns more than just the Leica M.)

 

[Teus]

(PS, I have moved this to the general interest forum as it concerns more than just the Leica M.)

thanks, Kim.

I see this is getting reads but no replies. anybody feels like sharing their thoughts?

 

[Pherdinand]

I learned something very important when i looked at the very first roll coming out of my super ikonta iii.
My version of this folder has a simple three-element novar anastigmat f/3.5 lens. I got it for 20 euro, and focus needed to be readjusted.
The first roll through it (12 frames on a fuji nph400) was amazingly nice.

Another thing - not gear related - . Some six-seven years ago, when i started more seriously to shoot photos, i was really failing to understand "street photography" and found portraits terribly boring. I was shooting landscapes, "interesting stuff" on the sidewalk, in shopcases, wherever.At some point i shot a few photos of some friends/girlfriend of mine. I discovered how nice a subject people can be. Immediately followed the discovery, that even unknown people engaged in an interesting activity can make a very good shot. Since then, i shoot less and less people-less images. I have now a number of prints on my walls (17, i just counted, but they are not too big 🙂 ) and only 4 have no people on them.
People are the most wonderful subject for (my) photography.

 

[HSI]

Want to let go of that FSU lens by any chance?