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Thumbs up
Kari; one accessory (fairly cheap) that I would strongly recommend is called Thumbs up; which basically fits in the hot shoe and gives a very sturdy and secure place for your thumb to sit. I have found it to be extremely useful and makes for a very secure handling of your M camera. Here in US it costs about $115 and its milled out a solid block of steel. Its made by a company called Match Technical. For more details look here
www.matchtechnical.com
Regards
Couple of Leica images; both taken on a Leica M8.2; the second image is with the new Leica Noctilux 0.95; notice the extremely shallow depth of field.
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...for the next generation...
Now we know it for sure: the next representative of our next generation will be a baby-girl. So after the birth, I will have an impressive track record: Girl in 1995, Girl in 1996, Girl in 1999 and a Girl in the beginning of 2014. Added with our two petch...
Top notch gear
Kari no doubt about it but I would be cautious about Ken Rockwell he is considered as Chuck Norris of Photography :) Best and congrats on many counts and levels Damjan who is also expecting ;)
Top notch gear...
Do you mean Aquanaut? Ken Rockwell just happened to jump into my eyes like many others. As a high school boy I was selling cameras in a shop all afternoons and Saturdays. Already then, 40 years ago, Leica was on its own class. Best, Kari
Huge Congrats!
I have been a Leica user / nut for over 15 years now; and I can tell you that Leica makes the absolute BEST lenses in the world; PERIOD. Its a completely different style of photography which is not easy to get used to; there is no auto-focus and most of t...
Thanks Abe
I have just bought 35/1.4 FLE. I also found NOS Elmar-M 50/2.8 in chrome and got it coded. From the same Leica dealer I found a new R 80-200/4 with full Leica guarantee. Now I am just waiting for the R to M adapter. The new 240 is a different ball game th...
Kari, I share in your new passion of Leica photography,
although mine has been using the old fashioned stuff ... film. There are many legendary Leica lenses with followers of different opinions of which is best. I have found a number of lenses to be more pleasing to my eye than the top rated lenses but looks l...
I don't need to spend more money
and as per today, Leica is amazing me every day. Best, Kari
Superb choice
Superb choice Kari, I do hope to be able to complete my M6 TTL and Summicron 2/35 ASPH by stuff like yours someday. Leica is a different world that has necer deceived me. Best Dje
I have understood
from people I have spoken with that your Summicron-M 35/2 is an amazing lens. Small, fast and sharp. Shooting film like you do is a much more challenging thing than digital. However, even in digital I like to keep the photos RAW. Best, Kari
"The best things in life are free ...
The second best are very expensive." Coco Chanel 3+1 girls for free ... quite a few PP´s ... Leica equipment - more than essential ... Life isn´t that bad, is it? :-) Even when your girls are not into (PP) watches - still there is Leica ... ... for the ne...
Thank you Oliver,
My girls are still so young that they are not yet in watches. My oldest one lost her iPhone on Saturday and today I had to buy her a new one. So at the moment phones, computers, clothes, make-up and especially friends are close to their hearts. My wife is...
Leica, like Patek, ist a legend.
My father is surely addicted and accumulated quite a collection (M2, M3, .... M8, lots of lenses and additional stuff). As a young man, I thought, there must be something different, better - not so expensive and went for Nikon. Now, years later and with t...
Thanks Georg,
I would say Leica is relatively expensive but with the invested money you get a lot. Best, Kari
Kari! Great choice, hello from mine M9 P
Nice set and great choice of lens, i would only add 35 SUMMILUX ASPH. Its the best 35 lens ever ( even without Ken Rockwell opinion ). I like my M9 a lot - it has the classic Leica frame and no video. Just pure foto tool. My set is 35 summilux and 50 summ...
Ed my Friend,
I would love to take everything else except the Russian passport... To be honest, I have the 35 mm already. Best, Kari
The camera, the watch and the hotel ...
are an amazing choice for a trip to London. Good taste :-) Oliver
Beautiful portrait, Dr. Kol
Hope you enjoy your new Leica. Show us some more photos when you get a chance.
Thank you,
I must admit that my wife is just quite charming. Otherwise I need to learn to use the camera. Best, Kari
Cliched truth
The photos made will be priceless and ... For the next generation indeed ... A 35 lux would complete the lens selection, IMO.
Like I said to Ed,
35 Lux is already in the camera bag. My logic was that if I go somewhere with a full set, I am using 28 + 50 + 90 mm. If taking just the camera with one lens, the lens is 35 mm Lux. Best, Kari
Thumbs up
Kari; one accessory (fairly cheap) that I would strongly recommend is called Thumbs up; which basically fits in the hot shoe and gives a very sturdy and secure place for your thumb to sit. I have found it to be extremely useful and makes for a very secure...
+1 for the Thumps up ...
it is almost a must accessory, even when I was very sceptic in the beginning. In general I prefer it as simple/pure as possible, but it is just too good :-)
Thumbs up
I checked it. Looks like a great small piece of metal but how to use EVF with that? Best, Kari
you cant!
and quite honestly I have never used EVF for any of my digital Leicas; in the film days, I did use accessory viewfinder for lenses wider than 28 mm
EVF is a real game changer
and it turns the new Leica M to a dSLC & RF. When the new R to M adapter comes to the shops in a couple of weeks, it is possible to use i.e. Leica R macro & tele lenses. Best, Kari