Re: [Leica] Leica Dream system

[Steve Beyer <stevebeyer@sprintmail.com>]

Jim,
    No I don't consider your reply  as a smart aleck answer.  I respect your
opinion very much and thank you for taking the time to try and give me a valid
answer to in incomplete question.

I  will answer you questions to the best of my ability so here it goes.

What do you want to do with your photography?
    Hand held- Not much with SLR but often with M6
    travel - not as professional but I would like to use camera to record
trips.
    reportage- not really except to record my kids
    sports- none.. what little I do (daughters cross country) will be done with
Nikon AF
    landscapes- Yes major expected use
    nature- I bulk this and landscapes together but yes although any animals
will be done with Nikon
    close-ups- I do like to play with close-ups especially flowers.
    Tripod- almost always a tripod for any serious work
    Camera Bag- generally pack a backpack but added M6 to lessen load and have
a camera
                            available at all times.  That's what started this
Leica Love.  I didn't believe the
                            Leica difference until I started shooting M6 and
started to it.
    travel- if any distance generally by airplane travel (over 25,000 miles a
year)
    max depth of field, minimum depth of field- I don't really know how to
answer this.
    APO resolution- I don't know what this question is
    Film- I generally use Color Slides  ISO 50 Velvia or ISO 100 Kodak E100SW
    What little I do in print film is generally happy snap types with Fuji
Reala
    happy snaps- some of the family activities
    fine art- yes if you consider for my own personal use
    stock- very little
    special effects- none
    super wide- I love wide angles (I love 18mm for Nikon)
    long long tele- Yes but I think I will use Nikon for this area (300 2.8 AFS
and 600 4AFS)
    I seem use the wide and medium telephoto range for majority of past work


    I guess I am looking for Leica R as a way that I can improve the quality of
my landscape and portrait of kids work. I would like to use it when I have time
to think about a picture and have the time to  I plan to use the M as a always
have my always have a camera ready to go I have found that I am using it more
and more for everything but I have problem previsualizing depth of field.  Does
this help?  Thanks for your help.

Steve

Jim Brick wrote:

> At 09:55 AM 12/8/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >    Does anyone have any feeling on the differences between the 80-200
> >vario-elmar  and the 70-180 vario APO-Elmarit. If you owned the Elmarit
> would you
> >still buy a 80 summilux or 100 APO Macro Emarit?  Why would you want to
> own a 80
> >over the 100 or would you?  The 100 is cheaper especially when you take
> the extra
> >rebate and it seems to get unbelievable reviews from the press.  Would you
> >consider owning both since they are very close in focal length?
> >
> >Steve
>
> Please don't get me wrong, this is not a smart aleck answer. Before anyone
> can discuss equipment, a few parameters must be known.
>
> What do you want to do with your photography?
>
> Hand held, travel, reportage, sports, landscapes, nature, close-ups, always
> a tripod, never a tripod, pack a backpack, carry a shoulder bag, car
> travel, airplane travel, max depth of field, minimum depth of field, APO
> resolution, ISO 50, ISO 200, color, B&W, happy snaps, fine art, stock,
> special effects, super wide, long long tele, all of the above, etc.
>
> The answers to your questions lie within the boundaries of how you intend
> to use your photographic equipment. What is your goal. When you define
> this, you will probably have answered your own questions. Why I, or anybody
> else, buys a particular piece of equipment, probably will not fit your MO.
> But answer the questions and we'll give it a go.
>
> Jim