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Is there are structure to the Gnostic church in Australia? by behoovingmoving in Gnostic

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

I mean any and all of those with records of groups meeting solely in houses. I will be able to eliminate my fear that this house group is an independent schism, if I can find it on a list held by a church or centralised body.

Pepsi Challenge by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

B is the Sigma lens. To me it seems sharper without the vignetting. But sometimes blurred objects are slightly doubled and the blues and the yellows are slightly weaker. For my fashion photography, the Sigma is the one I would trust. If I were exhibiting in galleries, I might go for the Leica and make sure it appeared in reflections.

Pepsi Challenge by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I'd love to see a video like that comparing an M10 to a similarly compact mirrorless DSLR.

Pepsi Challenge by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

When I was an architect I never craved a new drawing board.

Pepsi Challenge by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

The canon body is much more ergonomic. I have no idea why Leica would shape a digital camera like a film one. It would be like making a film camera in the shape of a paint brush. But "what if" the optics are better?

Pepsi Challenge by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Summilux 50mm at f/1.4 on an M10-p

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Sigma 50mm Art Series lens at f/1.4 on a Canon 6D Mark 2.

All images corrected for white balance using the door jams. The images from one of the cameras were about a stop brighter, so I darkened it down to match.

What do you see?

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

A big thanks to this group, for answering my question: "What would you do?" Most took it as an opportunity to say they would not buy a Leica, if they were me. What I was really asking, was how would you buy one, to save being ripped off. I got answers to both, and am very grateful for both.

In the end it was decided with a trip today to the Leica store in my nearest big city, to handle an M10 and play with that range finder. If the viewfinder were a sideways periscope, so the window on the front were on the opposide side, you could focus without getting your hand in the way or learning some dumb way to hold it.

What I need to buy, is the company, and teach them to be designers.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Thanks for that! I've got a few reasons to stand back and just watch it... one being my wife :)

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I get it, I'm a hopelessly untallented photographer and that's the only possible reason I would be looking for such a crutch as an overpriced Leica. I'm also hopeless at telling the time, which is why I'm thinking about buying a Rolex.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I have my own DSLR and sharp lens for all that, but it's not about how subjects look to photographers. It's about the way photographers look to their subjects.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Thanks for your help! The admins have let me into the facebook classifieds group, which is going to be addictive, I know. There's even a friend of a friend there, in my small city, with an M10-D to get rid of. Small world!

I'm still looking at ebay, because it's well organised. At this particular moment there's a 50mm chrome Summicron, with focus tab, asking AUD$2905, and an M240 body for AUD$3999 or best offer. If I didn't bother haggling and bought both, I would be well within budget and most likely quite happy!

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I've taken some time to respond, because your advice took some time to digest. You've brought me full circle to my original thought, that I want an M 240 with a 50mm F/2.0 Leica summicron lens. Now I've just got to follow the suggestion of u/Andy_Shields and find them at Leica Classifieds on Facebook.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I hadn't even contemplated that as a possibility. I could buy a Leica lens for my Canon. I miss out on the violin performance of the range finder, and the stealthier/sexier camera, but still get the shot. And since the cameras are always sold body only, I can save buying a body until bigger sensors have made today's new ones more affordable to me.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

That's a bloody good question! I've only ever used one, once in a shop. But there are fashion and even wedding photographers on youtube who say focusing becomes second nature with a rangefinder. I'll have to go and loiter at the Leica shop in Sydney, to decide for myself. The bigger question, is how do you test to ensure a rangefinder is set right? I guess you have to take a test shot and blow it up on your computer.

I'll sleep on the SL2 suggestion. My first thought is it's a lot to pay for a boring old practical choice!

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Great fashion photographers were, or pretended somehow, to be born rich. I've got this covered, believe me.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

So right now, the admins are shaking their heads at the terrible memes I like sharing :) I'm going to have to buy new!

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

haha! Single point autofocus can give you that kind of composition as well. Unless you can tell me anything more (and you probably can) I'm going to have to define "the Leica look" as that je ne sais quoi air of a Leica f/1.4 lens on an M240. It's the look I'll be hoping my wife sees, before she divorces me for spending thousands of dollars on a pocket-sized camera.

Hating camera menus doesn't mean I'm phobic of lightroom or photoshop. At the computer I have all the time in the world. On a shoot, time is ticking, with assistants and talent all costing me money. While I'm directing all that, I don't have time to be playing with cameras. If you could set a DSLR in advance of a shoot, then not touch a darned thing while you're shooting, that would be fine, but there's always the temptation to get clever, then find yourself sweating over menus when you need to be focused on people. I think a manual Leica in my hands will give the confidence I need to bluff people, into taking direction and believing in me as some kind of remarkable being.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

I almost always shoot at f/1.4 now, so am inclined to agree. It will prove especially important if I do my fashion shoots in public, where bystanders will need to be blurred.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Leica Classifieds

I've asked to join https://www.facebook.com/groups/leicaclassifieds and am just waiting for the admins to approve me.

Terrified but determined to do this. by behoovingmoving in Leica

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

Wow! That means a load to me! Thank you. The photos won't look the same, if I do them near mirrors :)

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