On Dec 24, 2010, at 1:39 AM, Andrew Allen wrote: > First, let me say thank you to those who e-mailed me with suggestions > on how to enjoy this mailing list and send some specific messages > straight to the circular file. That being said, I suppose one must > have a thick skin when dealing with any 'open' internet forum.
Glad to see you're back. Thus far, no one has directed any messages to you that did more than disagree mildly with some of your points. If that warrants the circular file, your mailbox will soon be empty. > > Back to photography, I was wondering if anyone has the same affliction > I do; that is, using certain focal lengths almost exclusively. I find > that 90% of my needs are covered by the rough range of 24mm - 85mm > (this being a 35mm equivalent range). That is wide through portrait - > clearly, I don't do any birding or serious sports work. Recently, I > had a friend told me I should try out a RF for my needs - of course > I'd love an M9 - but I've yet to win the lottery. Any thoughts on > this focal length constriction, and the use of a RF for street > shooting versus a DSLR? > Rangefinders are great for street photography, in that they're almost silent and inconspicuous. I spent about a year shooting exclusively with an old Leica iiif, and a Summicron 50/2 lens. I enjoyed it immensely. I was traveling quite a bit and did a lot of street shooting in Europe. It was a great experience Here's a small Paris gallery, all shot with that lens and camera: http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=311283 > -- > Andrew Allen > Freelance Photographer and Writer > www.andrewallenphoto.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
