In an ideal world...

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... I would be using two Leica R6.2 SLRs one with a 28 the other with a 75 and a Leica M6 with a 50... I would be shooting Kodachrome 64, 200 and Trix only for B&W.
 
In an ideal world I would have an apartment in Kadriorg and another one somewhere by the mediterrenean sea. I would have a Leica MP and an M3. I would have a freezer which contains 1000 rolls of tri-x. I would know some languages (italian, spanish, norwegian, romanian, serbian, french and german). I would be a people person and I would travel a lot.

I dont live in an ideal world, but all of the above is attainable :)
 
Nh3 said:
I shoot with two DSLRs and I hate them because they're heavy and in control of the image making more than me.
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What a weird idea. I have never, ever felt, in any way, that a camera was more in control of image making than I am.

How can that be? It is just a tool. Some are different than others, but in the end, you control what it sees and records.
 
manfromh said:
In an ideal world I would have an apartment in Kadriorg and another one somewhere by the mediterrenean sea. I would have a Leica MP and an M3. I would have a freezer which contains 1000 rolls of tri-x. I would know some languages (italian, spanish, norwegian, romanian, serbian, french and german). I would be a people person and I would travel a lot.

I dont live in an ideal world, but all of the above is attainable :)
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Nicely put.

If I'd spent as much time on learning Tibetan as I spend on this site, I'd probably be reasonably fluent by now.

Tashi delegs!

R.
 
In an ideal world I'd be living and working in the same zip code, and own a Porsche and an MP.

I'll settle for being employed, a Nissan and a CL.
 
I'm pretty happy with how things are. Sure I wouldn't complain if someone handed me a lot of money, but I like things the way they are now.
 
In an ideal world I'd have had a camera handy to photograph the three foxes playing on my front lawn. 4 ack emma is a little too early for my poor brain.
 
in..... I'd be King of the Universe, you'd all give me fine gifts of film, lenses, exotic cameras the occasional Leica and you'd tell me I was brilliant photographer. None of the above is attainable.

I'm going for "recently expired film that has always been stored in a freezer" (lol, right! ;D), GSN's, Kievs, and stepping up to 'bargain level' MF equipment at KEH because it's way way better than what I've got.
 
Joe Brugger said:
In an ideal world I'd be dictating this message to Renee Zellweger . . .
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Me too, but it would have to be the 15-pounds-overweight version from Bridget Jones's Diary. The skinny one I could take or leave.

So what is it about your SLR's that makes you feel less in control than with your RF's? I've been shooting lately with a Pentax ME Super and an R4A, and they both feel about the same in terms of both size and control.
 
mabelsound said:
Me too, but it would have to be the 15-pounds-overweight version from Bridget Jones's Diary. The skinny one I could take or leave.

So what is it about your SLR's that makes you feel less in control than with your RF's? I've been shooting lately with a Pentax ME Super and an R4A, and they both feel about the same in terms of both size and control.
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Nope, I like the skinny one better. :)
 
Geez Rick, is there anything we can agree on? Do you like tofu burritos? The race-transcending raps of Vanilla Ice? The romantic landscapes of Thomas Kincaid? "Porky's III"? There has to be something. ;-)
 
Nh3 said:
I shoot with two DSLRs and I hate them because they're heavy and in control of the image making more than me.
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Most people here who own a Lieca seem more than happy, as well as convinced there are no better cameras. That is good for them. I know some DISR owners who are happy. I have lots of cameras, and try to use all of them once in a while.

I have yet to feel controlled by any of them. Do you not have anything but two DSLR cameras. Perhaps you should expand your horizons.
 
Nh3 said:
I shoot with two DSLRs and I hate them because they're heavy and in control of the image making more than me.
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You know what, Nh3, I missed that you said "DSLRs", not "SLRs." Can I recommend the Pentax K20D with old K and M42 lenses? The camera is set up better than most DSLRs for manual use--it is very easy to turn on and off the various forms of automation. It's also smaller, lighter, and more comfortable to hold than other cameras of its quality, and has a really nice sensor. Crop sensor, but still.
 
mabelsound said:
Geez Rick, is there anything we can agree on? Do you like tofu burritos? The race-transcending raps of Vanilla Ice? The romantic landscapes of Thomas Kincaid? "Porky's III"? There has to be something. ;-)
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How dare you imply that I may like Thomas Kincaid. :mad:

As far as the other things go, well, you never know......;)
 
mabelsound said:
You know what, Nh3, I missed that you said "DSLRs", not "SLRs." Can I recommend the Pentax K20D with old K and M42 lenses? The camera is set up better than most DSLRs for manual use--it is very easy to turn on and off the various forms of automation. It's also smaller, lighter, and more comfortable to hold than other cameras of its quality, and has a really nice sensor. Crop sensor, but still.
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Right now I'm the Nikon camp and I have a lot of lenses and two Nikon DSLRs and one film SLR.

But I'm waiting for full frame to become more common and then I will decide which system to stick with.
 
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