Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Because you didn't follow the recipe. Maybe you should re-read "King Rat" by James Clavell.
All the best,
Mike
Jupiter-3 lenses used to go for $50 each. Now $150 for a decent one is cheap. The better ones sell for more $300 now. Carl Zeiss Jena Sonnars F1.5's in Contax mount used to go for under $150. Prices are way up.
Leica by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr
This collection of Ten 50mm Leica lenses and the two bodies was under $2,000. The Xenon 5cm F1.5 is very clean, as is the $60 Summar and $60 Summmitar.
Leica by fiftyonepointsix, on FlickrThis collection of Ten 50mm Leica lenses and the two bodies was under $2,000. The Xenon 5cm F1.5 is very clean, as is the $60 Summar and $60 Summmitar.
Range-rover
Veteran
Last year when I went back and purchased another Leica I decided the only Leica lenses would do, so I waited and now have a few
of them now, and I'm happy with the results. The last time I had a Leica I had a Minolta M 28mm f2.8 lens and it was good but I felt
the pictures were missing something that the Leica's even older ones had and I'm sticking to those but now the new Voigtlander's look
very impressive and might try one of those.
of them now, and I'm happy with the results. The last time I had a Leica I had a Minolta M 28mm f2.8 lens and it was good but I felt
the pictures were missing something that the Leica's even older ones had and I'm sticking to those but now the new Voigtlander's look
very impressive and might try one of those.
Guth
Appreciative User
I have noted more than once in the past those photographers on this forum whose images I have been consistently impressed with and greatly admire. While the cameras and lenses they chose likely had some bearing on their resulting images, there is little doubt in my mind that I would remain very impressed with their results regardless of the gear they they were using. I feel had they been handed any number of other camera/lens combinations, they would still have managed to produce striking results. The skills of the person operating the camera and associated lenses are still by far the biggest differentiating factor.
Sadly, I am reminded of this all too often through my own photography. Yet I can't help but think that this topic is also rather situation-dependent. It would seem that the needs of a hobbyist photographer like myself are going to vary quite a bit from those of a person who earns a living strictly through their photography with clients to answer to. In my case, if I manage to find satisfaction through the use of the gear that I own, while enjoying the process, and also managing to capture images that I am happy with at least some of the time, that is all I'm really shooting for (no pun intended). Fortunately I'm not dependent upon the need for my images to impress others.
Sadly, I am reminded of this all too often through my own photography. Yet I can't help but think that this topic is also rather situation-dependent. It would seem that the needs of a hobbyist photographer like myself are going to vary quite a bit from those of a person who earns a living strictly through their photography with clients to answer to. In my case, if I manage to find satisfaction through the use of the gear that I own, while enjoying the process, and also managing to capture images that I am happy with at least some of the time, that is all I'm really shooting for (no pun intended). Fortunately I'm not dependent upon the need for my images to impress others.
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