I am soooo STUPID!!!

[back alley]

a second body?!
(don't tell richard!🙂)

that makes sense, would you become a 2 bodies at one time kinda shooter then?

joe

 

[GeneW]

a second body?!
(don't tell richard!🙂)

that makes sense, would you become a 2 bodies at one time kinda shooter then?

joe

LOL! 🙂 Okay, maybe Richard won't see this...

I don't know yet. I might become a 2-body shooter, or I might sell the Leica CL to fund additional lenses. Keeping the options open ...

Gene

 

[back alley]

sell the cl? really?
i kinda saw you and that camera as partners.

joe

 

[GeneW]

Joe, I like the CL a lot, but as my eyes get worse with aging, I prefer modern cams because I find them easier to see through and to use. That's one of the reasons I like my DSLR -- the AF lenses really help me out. I also have fairly large hands and sometimes I find the CL just a wee bit small. But I want to keep one foot in the RF camp simply because I like RF's. It's what I started out with (new Minolta HiMatic 7 many years ago) and I never lose my admiration for them, even though I'm not a street shooter.

Gene

 

[Doug]

Gene, we do all deteriorate with age -- physically, that is, othewise we're getting better and better! But the wonders of modern technology can address some of that deterioration. Is it possible for your eyesight to be improved?

Without that technology I'd be effectively blind today, and wishing for some way to still enjoy photography. And reading, driving, TV, etc. I now have had cataracts removed from both eyes, three years apart. They even fixed it so that I don't really need glasses to drive, read, use the computer, or use a camera.

I did get that Fuji GA645Wi last year to check how I'd like auto-focus, and auto-everything-else too. Interesting experience, and at the time my left eye wasn't much use... and I'm left-eyed!

Amazing stuff, technology; maybe it could help your eyesight?

 

[GeneW]

Doug, I'm truly delighted to hear that your cataract removal was so successful and that you're enjoying photography as much (more?) than ever.

I'm not quite there yet -- I have small incipient cataracts that will have to grow for a few years before they're removed. I'm a trifocal glasses wearer and that's not the best combo for any viewfinder. But I keep at it and keep enjoying it. I find my Sylus Epic, even though it frustrates me at times, is my easiest 'RF' camera to use because of its autofocus. But I'm stubborn and use my manual cameras too. I love the classic feel of them. Gotta admit though that those Canon AF lenses on my DRebel turn out some wonderfully sharp images. With that cam, I use the viewfinder more for composition than anything else.

Two different worlds but in the end both manual cams and AF cams are photography and ya just gotta love all the options!

Gene