dmabry2010
New member
Hello!
Many members were so helpful with questions I had as I built a Leica kit for my 20th anniversary cruise.
Here are some photos of the cruise:
www.gallery.me.com/ejgibson1
(EJ is my wife)
Here are some highlights:
1. After being on a wait list for an M9 since forever, I was actually able to buy an M9 from the Leica Shop in Vienna, and they shipped it to my Venice, Italy hotel. Here is the kicker. It sold for around $5,200, which is much less than the US price. I brought my M8.u and actually used it the first day in Venice until I received the M9. From then on I used the M9.
2. I brought the CV 15mm (from a member here), a WATE, a 28mm cron, a 35mm lux (from a member here), a 50mm lux, a 50mm Noct f/1 (heavy), a 75mm APO cron (great lens), an older 90mm chron and an older 135mm telemerit. What I did was take just 2 or 3 lenses with me at each port stop.
3. My wife's Panasonic Limux takes pictures that, straight up, look really good. Now in full disclosure, the Limux does have a Leica lens. Now, it is not until I crop and expand does the M9 shine and outdo the Limux convenience. Of course, she took photography in college, so she is a better photographer.
4. I received 3 compliments on my camera, but also 3 compliments on my Luigi case (sigh) and four compliments on my wife.
Again, thank you all for your answers as I built the Leica kit. Going from a Nikon to a rangefinder, and using it only on my 20th anniversary cruise, with no practice was risky. But, you were all great in helping me.
I appreciate all the answers.
Michael
aka dmabry2010
Many members were so helpful with questions I had as I built a Leica kit for my 20th anniversary cruise.
Here are some photos of the cruise:
www.gallery.me.com/ejgibson1
(EJ is my wife)
Here are some highlights:
1. After being on a wait list for an M9 since forever, I was actually able to buy an M9 from the Leica Shop in Vienna, and they shipped it to my Venice, Italy hotel. Here is the kicker. It sold for around $5,200, which is much less than the US price. I brought my M8.u and actually used it the first day in Venice until I received the M9. From then on I used the M9.
2. I brought the CV 15mm (from a member here), a WATE, a 28mm cron, a 35mm lux (from a member here), a 50mm lux, a 50mm Noct f/1 (heavy), a 75mm APO cron (great lens), an older 90mm chron and an older 135mm telemerit. What I did was take just 2 or 3 lenses with me at each port stop.
3. My wife's Panasonic Limux takes pictures that, straight up, look really good. Now in full disclosure, the Limux does have a Leica lens. Now, it is not until I crop and expand does the M9 shine and outdo the Limux convenience. Of course, she took photography in college, so she is a better photographer.
4. I received 3 compliments on my camera, but also 3 compliments on my Luigi case (sigh) and four compliments on my wife.
Again, thank you all for your answers as I built the Leica kit. Going from a Nikon to a rangefinder, and using it only on my 20th anniversary cruise, with no practice was risky. But, you were all great in helping me.
I appreciate all the answers.
Michael
aka dmabry2010