fwellers
Member
Hi,
I've been lurking for a long time, and have always been flirting with Leica since the M8.
My Nikon Kit is simple D700, 70-200vr2, 24-70, D90 and a few cheap lenses. So I guess I can sell all of them and afford an M9, but not any lenses.
Obviously I would keep all if I could afford it, but it's gotta be either one or the other.
The reason for me to want the M9 ( other than the purist in me ), is that the D700 is so darn huge. Not that I mind the weight that much, I'm used to it now, but it draws so much attention. I've seen so many nice images taken in small spaces, restaurants and such , and I couldn't imagine doing that with my 50 caliber machine gun. haha.
I know part of me would always miss the ease of autofocus, high iso, long lenses etc...
But another part of me would love the simplicity of such a system, and the forced creativity of one prime lens.
I probably need to make a ton of threads for all my questions, like ,
Am I crazy and will I be sorry after the thrill wears off ?
What lens should I buy ( can't afford a sumilux ) but want a real nice 50 or 35 1.4 type lens.
What gotchyas are there that I don't know about ?
How would my workflow go ? Save as png instead of nef and process in LR instead of CNX2 ? Is it that simple ?
Any quick advice for me ?
Appreciated.
Floyd
I've been lurking for a long time, and have always been flirting with Leica since the M8.
My Nikon Kit is simple D700, 70-200vr2, 24-70, D90 and a few cheap lenses. So I guess I can sell all of them and afford an M9, but not any lenses.
Obviously I would keep all if I could afford it, but it's gotta be either one or the other.
The reason for me to want the M9 ( other than the purist in me ), is that the D700 is so darn huge. Not that I mind the weight that much, I'm used to it now, but it draws so much attention. I've seen so many nice images taken in small spaces, restaurants and such , and I couldn't imagine doing that with my 50 caliber machine gun. haha.
I know part of me would always miss the ease of autofocus, high iso, long lenses etc...
But another part of me would love the simplicity of such a system, and the forced creativity of one prime lens.
I probably need to make a ton of threads for all my questions, like ,
Am I crazy and will I be sorry after the thrill wears off ?
What lens should I buy ( can't afford a sumilux ) but want a real nice 50 or 35 1.4 type lens.
What gotchyas are there that I don't know about ?
How would my workflow go ? Save as png instead of nef and process in LR instead of CNX2 ? Is it that simple ?
Any quick advice for me ?
Appreciated.
Floyd