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Hello to all the other film shooters.
Yes, I do shoot a bit of digital, but only with a point and shoot for quick shots of renovations etc.
I shoot everything else in film using both Leica M4-P and my Mamiya 6 systems. I simply like the look I get from film. Well, OK there are other reasons as well. I find that archiving digital, maintaining multiple copies of my files and all the computer time required for digital is a giant pain. That comes from an IT person, who spends way too much time in front of a computer as is.
Also, I find that when I am back woods camping, or hiking etc., that it is easier for me to take one camera, one lens and some film. No batteries to worry about. I have yet to have a mechanical camera body fail in such a way that it was unusable. I have had a few digital systems fail etc when I was far afield, and that ruined the trip.
Long live film.
akitadog
Hello All,
Well I have had a number of Leica 50mm lenses, so I will list them and why I like or Don't like / have them anymore.
Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron Collapsable: Good Lens. Low Contrast. Liked it for B/W but didn't like the bright chrome finnish.
Leica 50mm f/2 Summicron Version 4: This was a great lens. I have never seen anything as good. Great contrast and saturation. Relatively small . This is the lens I should have kept, but I wanted a Summilux, so it was sold.
Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux ver 2. This is a very nice lens. No doubt that the more modern leica Summilux lenses are better, but this is the one I could afford. I like the look I get with this lens. It has good contrast, excellent saturation. I shoot mainly colour film and print 16×20 Inch prints, and this lens has a wonderful look that I like. My Nikon or Mamiya lenses simply don't look as nice.
And yes, I can make excellent images with my other camera equipment, but I love the look of the Leica lenses, and particularly the Summilux Ver 2.
Regards,
akitadog
This and my 35 Cron ver4, are my main lenses I use.
