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Richard that's great idea. I like this platform even because of these valuable opinions. I can get rid of M8 and see what really meets my requirements on the long run. Thanks alot.

Dear Friends; I will try to keep it simple: I am Leica M8 user. I will be selling my M8 and 50mm Summarit. I will be upgrading to Leica M10 very soon. I have a very limited budget. After Leica M10, I can afford only one life time lens. Options in my mind are 50mm Summilux or 35mm Summicron. On the long run I am not sure which one will do the job for good, since M10 is full frame and M8 was not. Which one do you think will be "the lens" for me. I really like street photography. I both shoot portraits and scenery. Which lens do you think will be enough as stand alone. And last cliche question before my purchase: Silver or Black, which M10 would you choose and why? Your comments appreciated in advance. Hakan Karademir

MODERATOR NOTE: Please do not start the same thread in different forums: Those who want to respond see here: {LINK} Dear Friends; I will try to keep it simple: I am Leica M8 user. I will be selling my M8 and 50mm Summarit. I will be upgrading to Leica M10 very soon. I have a very limited budget. After Leica M10, I can afford only one life time lens. Options in my mind are 50mm Summilux or 35mm Summicron. On the long run I am not sure which one will do the job for good, since M10 is full frame and M8 was not. Which one do you think will be "the lens" for me. I really like street photography. I both shoot portraits and scenery. Which lens do you think will be enough as stand alone. And last cliche question before my purchase: Silver or Black, which M10 would you choose and why? Your comments appreciated in advance. Hakan Karademir

Dear William; First of all, thanks for your comments about the matter. I really find them useful. Since I am really considering to improve and evaluate my flash photograpghy, I think a proper lightmeter would help me in most of the future cases with a flashgun. Since I do not like post processing so much and.keen of "as it is photography" -as an analogue/old school amateur- I rather would like to focus on preparation of a proper shot than post processing of it. I would like to take the advantage of incident reading of light meter for fill in flash photography, such as the one I attached here. Hakan

Is it worth to invest on a Sekonic meter L-558/L-758 with my canon EOS 5D Mark3. Although I am an experienced one, I am still an amateur photographer. So for the possible question; the answer is "no I do not take photos for living, it's still a hobby". I shoot outdoors generally. I like portraits and I am sure it will be effective during portrait shoots. Do you have any experience with 5DMark3 and Sekonic meters together. How does the Mark3' metering cope with Sekonic L-558. (ıN Spot, Avarage etc readings)Do you think in spite of technological improvements of Mark3'S advance metering do I still need a seperate light meter? Thanks in advance for the comments, especially experinced user with the above mentioned duo. Cheers; Hakan Karademir<br> <b><i> Moderator Note: Image removed - you may only post only images that you made yourself</i></b>

<p>Dear Wouter;<br> I am very far now from Nikon era. So my comments on the Nikon's 20 mm Autofocus lens belongs to a period of, at least 10 years ago from now. So, yes I am sure Nikon has produced far much better products in its product line. But till now, I haven't seen or read any spectecular lens in terms of price performance ratio for the Canon's side on this level. If price is not issue I am sure new lenses like 11-24 EF f/4 USM is worth to consider even it is not a prime. But I do not need a bulky 1,2 kg lens either, while trying to enjoy street photography. Even as a Leica user after using a M body, a digital SLR is a burden for a person who is taking photos as an amateur and hobby purposes. </p>

<p>Dear Les,<br> Thanks for your comment. What do you mean by different coloration, could you please explain? And a nice pic of terraces, congrats.</p>

<p>Dear Friends;<br /> I am considering a wide angle around 20mm for my 5DMark3. As a former Nikon user, if there was one piece of my kit that I will never forget on performance basis, it would be my Nikon 20mm f/2,8. With it is bargain price and exceptional over all performance, it was like a dream using it on my F6. Even my friend of mine, -who has been motivated with the performance of the Nikon's 20mm-, decided to have Canon version, 20mm EF f/2,8 for his Canon body. But unfortunately he was bitterly regreted for his decision when he has seen the huge performance between the two.<br /> So as a current 24-70 f/2,8 owner I need something wide, and I am now at the same crossroad for the same decision. I feel the lack of the joy of an ultrwide in my photographic life and want to invest on something on similar. So what would be the decision. A newcomer Sigma 20 f/1,4 DG HSM ART lens, one of the new 16-35s(mk2 or f/4 IS version)? To tell you the truth I am always suspicious about the performance of the zoom lenses versus primes. I always used to try the "edges" of the wide angle photography to add an exceptional emotion for my photographic work.<br /> Your comments are welcomed. Would be greatful if you spend little time to see my portfolio to see my wide angle work for further guidance about your thoughts.<br /> Thanks in advance for your comments and your time.<br /> Cheers,<br /> Hakan Karademir</p>

Dear William, thanks for the response. I will consider renting the lens -yes it is possible and not so difficult to rent photographic equipments in Turkey.

Dear Friends, I would like to get your opinion about replacing my 24-70 2,8L with the newer version 24-70 2,8 L II. I own Canon 5d mark3 and 70-200 f/4 IS accompanying this lens. I have taking photos for 30 years by now. I own Leica M and Canon SLR kits. Is there any technical major advantages about performance of the combination(Lens and mark3 body) in terms of faster, accurate auto focus and metering? Should it be considered as a major upgrade from old version to the newer one in terms of quality of the pics? There is a quite price difference between two as you know. While I am a serious amateur photographer, since I am not professional photographer who is earning money for his life from photography, I have a doubt about investing on the newer model. On the other hand while my current lens has a good second hand market, perhaps trading the old lens with the newer one would be a good choice for the rest of my amateur photo life. Your valuable comments are appreciated, thanks in advance for your time. Regards, Hakan Karademir

Dear Friends, I am in Amsterdam and having great time with my new baby 5DMarkiii :) It is really focusing in a blink of an eye, and shutter fires as soon as you press down the release. There is no any kind if shutter lag, slowness or whatsoever which would cause you to miss a shot. What a nice camera, working flawlessly and just sat in my hands beautifully. I really impressed with its autofocus and I clearly see now how AF of mk3 is far better from 6d since I had a chance to try both in the shop before I finalize my purchase. Thanks for your interest in my forum topic, they were all helpful and made my decision much more easy than ever. You're great, as I said before, do not stop clicking! ;) Regards, Hakan

Dear friends; I need your opinion and -if you have any, for both- your experiences about 6d vs 5D markiii. I am planning to purchase of one of these FF bodies next week. I have 24-70 L f/2,8 and 70-200 f/4 IS. I shoot lanscape, portrait, candid street photography. I do not like carrying flashgun with me so low light performance matters since I use Leica M8 also for discreet street photography. As I've read before in several articles, AF speed of markiii is the best around, sure it is important for candid photography. Please shoot out your valuable experiences, your thoughts matters! Keep on clicking ;) H A K A N<div></div>