New kid on the block

[Jmiothy]

Hello to everyone on the forum. I'm new to the forum today and I also just got my first rangefinder last Friday. An M6.

 

[Simon Larbalestier]

Welcome to RFF Jmiothy and congrats on the M6 you won't be disappointed and please post some results from it in the gallery, when you have some time 🙂

Simon

 

[Fred]

Welcome to the forum Jmiothy. That M6 will get plenty of use, what lenses are you planning to use on it?

 

[Ash]

*throws stones and water balloons*

Welcome, and thats a pretty nice camera to get into RF with! Post some photo's asap 🙂

 

[Bike Tourist]

Jmiothy, welcome from one who is also fairly new here. You will find a lot of friendly, helpful people here.

I have been in and out of Leicas most of my life and still have one foot in the digital domain, but my heart lies here with film and the wonderful mechanical instruments.

You will have many satisfying experiences with your M6!

 

[Avotius]

<------- Jelous

 

[peter_n]

Welcome to the forum Jmiothy! 🙂 A great first choice; it was mine too. Now you need a lens - you are on a slippery slope... 😀

 

[Jmiothy]

Welcome to the forum Jmiothy! 🙂 A great first choice; it was mine too. Now you need a lens - you are on a slippery slope... 😀

I already have a lens - its a 50mm Summicron.

But now i need a 35mm and a 90mm oh and a 28mm would be nice too 😀

 

[peter_n]

The key word in your last sentence above is need. An excellent predictor of the GAS condition. 😉

 

[zuikologist]

Welcome. I hope your M6 provides lots of inspiration and good shooting.

 

[Ash]

yep you dont NEED those lenses to take good photo's, but you need them all the same

 

[Jmiothy]

The key word in your last sentence above is need. An excellent predictor of the GAS condition. 😉

GAS condition???

 

[Ash]

Gear Acquisition Syndrome or something like that 😉

 

[peter_n]

The condition of suffering from Gear Aquisition Syndrome. 🙂

 

[erikhaugsby]

This is a personal opinion, but get a 28 before you get a 35 lens--35 and 50 are pretty close to eachother in viewing area. ymmv, however, depending on subjects.

Welcome, for sure!

 

[Jmiothy]

This is a personal opinion, but get a 28 before you get a 35 lens--35 and 50 are pretty close to eachother in viewing area. ymmv, however, depending on subjects.

Then I suppose I shall just have to get both ASAP!

 

[Dougg]

Then I suppose I shall just have to get both ASAP!

Sounds reasonable to me! The 50mm has a 46° angle of view and the 35mm has 63°, quite usably wider, in my opinion... and the 28 has a 76° angle; not quite as different proportionally as the 50 & 35, but now the angle is getting pretty wide!

Some also figure that the 75mm lens is "too close" to 50mm for them, and that's a valid opinion but the 75mm has a 32° angle of view which seems plenty different to me. It's not all that far from the 90mm though, having a 27° angle. I like 'em all; great to have the choice!

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Learn to use the 50mm Summicron first.

It is too easy to buy lenses that 'you need' early on. Spend the cash on film instead.

KISS*

*Keep it simple stupid.

 

[Jmiothy]

Thanks for the tip, Jon, but I really dooo need em.

I was out earlier putting myself through my paces with the new M6 and, whilst I have always been an advocate of Vic Blackman's ethic of your legs being the best zoom lens, there were occasions where i kept reaching into the bag to pull out the SLR just to be able to use different focal lengths.

But the good news is that I think I could probably manage is I had just a 28, 35, and 90. But would I be missing out by not having a 135 as well?

Decisions, decisions, decisions

 

[jaapv]

Buy a 135 for a RF only if you REALLY need it, It is not a nice lens in use.