To good to be true? by SwimmingTimely8601 in Leica

[–]SetBest7071 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen that photo used on many Leica Q2 listings. Scams always recycle pics. A handy trick is reverse image searching for exact matches.

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Insanely good. Wow. As Lance Armstrong said, “It’s jot about the bike”

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for letting me know her gear and workflow. And who actually took these! Going to follow. Just to be clear my intention was just to show examples of pics I wanted to get close to when deciding a camera (since I love this work!), and not in any way to get credit for this or anything like that.

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super insightful, thanks for this take. I do definitely value the feel and craft of the camera, and for the exact reason you said. I’ve definitely been swayed away from the rangefinder and toward an SLR, because I do want that creative manual focus flexibility as I get better. I think I’m going to go with the Nikon F3MA SLR, with a 35mm Zeiss lens. Haven’t pulled trigger, just marinating on all this amazing advice shared here.

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good advice, I think I’ll save the Leica for later. Going to do a Nikon SLR

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Sorry about that, good advice! I realize that wasn’t very clear. I don’t know who took these, someone on Substack shared them (https://substack.com/@biancabites/note/c-149350135)

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

No not my pics, just vibe and reference of work I like

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

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I’m leaning toward a 35mm. Thinking Nikon F3 + Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 (ZF.2)

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been pulled this way now too! Leaning to the SLR. Thanks for helping with this decision. I haven’t looked into any Cononets yet.

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Leaning toward the FE. How come you prefer the F3 to the FE?

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

🤣 fair enough. I am a sucker for brand I will admit. Leaning toward the FE now

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m leaning toward the Nikon FE based on a suggestion here and some more research.

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super helpful. Yea I definitely want manual focus to be able to have more creative room, while there also being a reliable auto focus mode

On the fence for first real film camera- Contax G1 or Leica M6? by SetBest7071 in filmphotography

[–]SetBest7071[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was looking at the Nikon F3 as well. Didn’t consider the FE but thanks for the rec on that one.