Join in Elijah. It’s where we all end up muhhahaha!!
Elijah wrote: adamdewilde wroteElijah wroteDonzo98 wrote@Elijah...shot with the Q.
This is one of the many reasons people love Leica glass... compare that to Nikon 35mm F1.4 G.
http://donzo98.easycgi.com/TestImages2/Tiny.jpgReason #735 I want Leica: size and weight. If you could get me a Full Frame digital camera the size of M10 and 35mm 1.4, I’m sold.M10 + 35FLE I don't think anything else comes close size wise (The X1D+45 is almost close enough in size / The SL somehow feels bigger / the A9 is not ergonomic so it feels strained to use).
The RX1RII isn't a bad camera, it's just not as camera feeling in use as the M10.
The Leica Q is also great, but still doesn't quite have the feel of the M10, though close and a good substitute if you need/want certain features the Q offers and don't NEED an M.Thanks, definitely will look into getting this combo for sure. Maybe I’ll get it soon, without selling my Nikon gear first
Elijah wrote:
I've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change that
I hope it works for you, having new gear being not boring and all.
Personally, I never find good gear boring, I get to know it really well and then it becomes a subconscious thing. Leica is great stuff and I certainly like my new M10, but honestly I love my Nikon & Hasselblad gear just as much. I pick what it is that I know will work for me and then make it get the heck out of my way by mastering it, that subconscious thing again....making me own the success in the image, not the gear.
Here is a mix of Leica and Nikon for a piece I did in Puerto Rico a couple years back, having fun, earning a living and never-ever bored.
I also don't find equipment boring or exciting. to me they are just tools to help me express what i am seeing. My favs over the years have been 500 C/Ms, Canon F-1s, Leica M 3, Deardorff 8X10, Leica MM and now the M 10. I also agree about using my equipment to the point it becomes second nature so I am not even thinking about technical camera issues because i have used them so much it's like walking or driving a car I have driven for years. I shoot all manual and have for 4 decades so having cameras like Leica M 10 are just natural to me and the way I work.
Ai_Print wrote: Elijah wroteI've tried and tried many cameras and many lenses. It's boring now, doesn't bring me any interest in photography anymore. I know a "real" Leica camera will change that I hope it works for you, having new gear being not boring and all.
Personally, I never find good gear boring, I get to know it really well and then it becomes a subconscious thing. Leica is great stuff and I certainly like my new M10, but honestly I love my Nikon & Hasselblad gear just as much. I pick what it is that I know will work for me and then make it get the heck out of my way by mastering it, that subconscious thing again....making me own the success in the image, not the gear.
Here is a mix of Leica and Nikon for a piece I did in Puerto Rico a couple years back, having fun, earning a living and never-ever bored.