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Better View Desired, linked to above, has Nikon SE (porroprism) and LX (roofprism) as the reference standard to judge all comers against in 8x32 and 10x42 standard size, whether ya all Leica that or not!

Hello Stephen I dare say the M8 would be an excellent choice for catching pics of your baby and perfectly suitable for inclusion in the used diaper bag

Jim has gave good advice, the 10D, while superseeded by a couple of models is far from obsolete and is definitely worth something to a purchaser that cannot afford the price of a new camera. Yours seems to have had some use to collect a couple of dings, but if you can clean the sensor you may even get $400 for it.

 

Our very own Bob Atkins has an article onPhotonet about cleaning DSLR sensors that can be accessed by clicking <a href="http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/sensorcleaning/">Here</a>

Photojournalists using film exclusively as a medium would be in an extremely small minority in these times, So many members of the Magnum Collective would be Digital users as well.

Are you sure the reason the shutter button won't fully depress on occasion is because you are using the camera in auto mode and the camera cannot set a correct exposure so is locking the shutter. I know my Oly RC does this in auto mode, and I am sure that the QL17 I used to own did the same. Switch the camera to manual and wind it on firng the shutter 30 times and see if anything sticks then.

And don't forget to use the good advice from the poster above that will delete the image if nessesary to solve the immeadiate problem then change to another CF card, as he said the files are still on the card even if deleted, and not permanantly erased until overwritten by another image and can be recovered quite simply by an image recovery programme such as this <a href="http://www.z-a-recovery.com/digital-image-recovery.htm ">Freeware</a> program

"The shutter was surprisingly quiet even with the advance"

Its digital, what was being advanced?

another well delivered, witty, and educational photonet kicking, now get out there and try again Mark!

All of those Jerry!

Seems Leica fair few chauvinistic tossers are resident here, but the saving grace is there are some nice gents too ;-)

The clicking and clacking are the mirrors John, and I presume the whirring is the photogs brains trying to figure the best angle to get the pic.

As well as all the good reasons above to use the battery grip is the fact that the E1 hand strap can also be attached to the camera/grip combo which makes it virtually impossible to inadvertently drop the camera when using it, which is very useful with 70-200 2.8 and larger lens attached.

100-300 Sigma F4 EX HSM is another good option.This lens along with the 70-200 2.8 EX HSM and the superb 120-300 2.8 EX HSM are widely regarded as very high quality third party lenses that give little away to the NIK/CAN lenses in the similar ranges. Half the price is a good reason to give them some consideration

What would a "play" button do on the digital M? Sorry for the ignorance but since the camera will not have a movie mode what would you be "playing"?

Dan

 

 

"Deutschland uber alles" perhaps?

Be a part of the real world and pay your way like the rest of us. Encourage your students to help to contribute to some fundraising by working after school to meet a budget target,they will then look after their equipment if they have had to work for it.

Some altruistic soul may see that you are all dedicated to the task in hand and assisst you.

Get real, the cameras you have on your wish list are not 'OLD" DSLRs the 10D is a very recent model. They all have reasonable resale value.

This seems a bit more like a bludger exercise more than a serious educational one

I also recall that fairly recent thread and Ron declaring that he was going to treasure and keep forever the bargain excellent condition M3 Leica plus lenses that he brought from an old man that he called a 'friend' for a ridiculously low price.

 

Perhaps Ron intends to split the considerable profits from the impending sale of this kit with his 'friend when the sale is completed?

Jon, consult a Canadian Lawyer and be prepared to pay for the information, or get on the internet and look up the relevant Act regarding trespass on the pertinent Canadian Govt website, instead of stupidly asking for legal advice on a photography website and setting yourself up for a bloody good kicking, which the majority of posters in your thread seem to think you deserve for several reasons.

Some EOS Canon fitting third party lenses are sharp wide open too!

"Acting" contrite is not the correct method Jon, any astute cop will see straight through the act and tag you as a smart arse as well as possibly being inappropriately in the middle of an accident scene.

 

Having a good manner in dealing with all people that are in your immediate vicinity, while taking those type of pics is the way to go.

 

Any thinking photographer that wanted to record the scene of the accident to publish it as a 'Blackspot' would have found a cop that was on the perimeter, and struck up a conversation with him/her about the propensity for this type of thing to happen at this location. Then mention that you do freelance work and would like to record the scene for publication in the local rag to promote public awareness of this dangerous place..

 

The pic does not require closeups of "police and paramedics working feverishly to stabilise him for quick transport to hospital". As you had a good low light camera with you, a good overall shot of the whole scene would have probably been sufficient to go with a story and you would also have had the pic to give the picture editor, to present to the news editor as an option for the next issue.

 

The last paper I worked for had a policy of not publishing intrusive pics of accident scenes but recording the overall scene from a compositionally good perspective so readers were aware that a accident had occurred and where.

 

I would suggest Nikon instead of Canon, as Jamie did above. The black lenses are a bit less attention getting and a D70 would be just as good as that 1D iteration you mentioned. ;-)

 

Most times the 'Legality' of the location is irrelevant, esp in a public place as already motioned above. More it is to do with your body language and how you respond to "very gruff" questions

 

I don't know about Canada but here in New Zealand you must leave private property immediately once asked by the owner or an official such as police or fire officers.

 

Just glide in quietly take the pick without speaking to anyone and when someone shouts at you politely say "I am leaving immeadiatley Officer!"

If you wish to photograph an accident scene where there are plenty of police and ambulance staff in attendance, using an M6 Leica to do it, is a really good way, in this day and age to invite some Cop to think that you are just a rubbernecker with a toy camera! and is really a sick type of voyeurism unless you have press credentials.

 

Not many newsroom editors are interested in using pics from 'siren chasers' unless they are the Editor of one of those sleazy English tabloid newspapers

 

If you wish to develop a reportage/documentary portfolio, you would do better to attend events and gatherings that are people oriented.

Do some research before the event, contact the organisers, take pics of the event being set up, (before) during and after. Do a small photo essay on it, edit it down to a half dozen good representative pics. Put them in you portfolio. Give the people running the event some pics, as you promised them you would when you first contacted them ;-)

 

Contact community organisations or clubs that you feel would make a good picture story. Tell them that you are interested in the work that they are doing and would like to take some documentary pics of their work or activity, to submit to as a freelance editorial project.

 

If you wish to become a working photographer you do not "Pick some sight lines" at the scene of a breaking event, you look over the scene as you approach with the camera held down by your side. You preset your camera, then walk directly and unobtrusively to the place that you have decided will give you the best shot and promptly take the pic or a series. If the cop approaches and says "What are you doing" you say. "Thank you Officer, I have now every thing I require" and leave them to get on with their job. It is NEVER a good idea to "tangle" with coppers wherever you are. A polite friendly manner on your part can be very disarming and defuse things nicely in a tense situation like an accident scene.

 

Of course you may need a more versatile rig than a rangefinder Leica for breaking news. The Leica is really at its best for close up, intimate type images and would be ideal for assignments such as those I have outlined above.

If the skiers are holding on to a taunt line that is attached to the transom of the boat, they will be at the same distance from the boat at all times, although their positon in the arc could be anywhere within 180 degrees, If they fall they are no longer skiing.

How do I know this? Because I have photographed waterskiers from the towboats quite a few times using manual focus.

The 70-200 2.8 IS will work fine if you are in a speedboat that is towing a skier. As you both are at a fixed distance and travelling at the same speed there are no real complications and and switching to manual focus saves any focusing errors caused by the boat bouncing around. Select a high shutter speed to freeze everything. You can shoot with the sun on light to your back and on the skiers face as the boat can go anywhere that you may desire.

 

The attached pic is taken with a Nikon F90 and a Nikon 80-200 2.8 ED.

This combination is much less sophisticated and slower focusing than a 20D and a 70-200 2.8l IS. Manual focusing was used.<div></div>

Well done Jim!

Of course, if you rest the camera against something like a post, tree, or building, and lock things up while monopod mounted, using good techinque with shutter release etc, you can get down to 15th sec with a 70-200 2.8 or your 300 f4

In looking at the contributors to this thread, there are a few people with the prolific poster icon beside their name that profess to owning Leica Ms, but cannot afford the paltry $25 to become a financial member of the forum they feel so protective about. Oh, are they the Leica M 'Users' or merely starving artists?