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My new hat
kshapero is offline
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One body, one lens
I am really going to try this.
For 2 reasons:
1. The absolute mysticism and intimacy of it. and
2. I am short on money
So here it is:
M6 and a CV 35/1.7
Why this choice?
The M6 is... well an M6. Small, solid and direct to the point.
The CV 35/17 is also small (takes 39mm filters) has a creamy signature and relatively cheap. Started on June 1st.
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All the best, Akiva.
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Long Tran
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would you consider one type/brand of film too to keep the consistency?
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Quote:
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would you consider one type/brand of film too to keep the consistency?
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I have decided on Fuji Press Color 800 ISO because it is so versatile. If it gets too grainy then I will PP it with Noise Ninja. Plus I keep an ND 2 filter to tone it done in bright light. And I will confess I have been known to PP the color to B/W then use DXo Film Pack to give it the "look,"
See what I mean by the "look"!!!  |
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How naughty |
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example of converted B/W image?
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Good luck, Akiva. That's a great combo.
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what does being 'short on money' have to do with it?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by back alley
what does being 'short on money' have to do with it?
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I meant being short and on the money. |
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Nice combo Akiva, & a smart man too because you never mentioned how long you were planning on doing this! |
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Nice combo Akiva, & a smart man too because you never mentioned how long you were planning on doing this! |
As long as I can keep GAS away and ignore all my other fine equipment. There is a certain satisfaction in being intimate with one body, one lens so I really want to give it a go.  |
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Derek Ross
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kshapero
2. I am short on money
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Banks give loans, you know.  |
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Quote:
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Banks give loans, you know. |
As GAS sick as I am, I have never gone that low.  |
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falefals anyone?
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I think that if I could ever go with one film setup for that long, it would have to be tiny, so probably a Pen EE2, or the Hexar AF if I could live with 1 year of distorted lines.
Has anyone ever thought about going a year without photoshop or cropping? How about a month?
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Gone Digital
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What's photoshop and what's cropping?
I do know photoshop keeps cropping up on threads so thought it was some sort of fungus attack chaps had.
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i'd go M8 and lux 50 ... also, a lux 35 would make sense, but i have never used that focal length.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kshapero
As long as I can keep GAS away and ignore all my other fine equipment. There is a certain satisfaction in being intimate with one body, one lens so I really want to give it a go. |
That's the key thing against GAS, IMO. Don't make the mistake of selling everything else. |
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Preserving Old Technology
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My first Leica M was an M2 (I still have it; t's in my avatar) and 35mm Summaron. It kept me happy for a long while. Then I added a 90mm Elmarit. Still have that, too! The two-lens outfit was all I had for maybe 10 years. Then things started to accumulate . . .
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I did it once for three months, with an evil SLR I must admit (FM2n). It did me good. I don't carry much equipment anymore as I know now I can do with less.
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I thought selling all my other equipment and buying just one body/lens combo would cure me of GAS...how wrong I was
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lauffray
I thought selling all my other equipment and buying just one body/lens combo would cure me of GAS...how wrong I was
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I sadly agree, never works. I am just keeping most everything and just "focusing" on this concept/project. |
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ɹoʇɐɹǝpoɯ moderator
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I prefer projects about the subject of my images and not about the gear that takes those images.
but to each his own...
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it's called... |
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it's called...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jesse1dog
What's photoshop and what's cropping?
I do know photoshop keeps cropping up on threads so thought it was some sort of fungus attack chaps had.
jesse
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