david enzel

Does anyone know what the rules are in foreign countries --

especially France. I hear France has strict privacy laws.

M6 TTL .85 with the current 50 summicron. I love the 50 mm focal

length and the 50 summicron can't be beat.

I don't know about minilabs in SF but one of the best labs in the

country for E6 in in SF -- The New Lab (www.newlab.com). If getting

there is not convenient some local camera send work to New Lab. I

have used them and their work is first rate.

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Hope this helps.

I forgot to include the url:

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0011/feature6/zoom1.html

If you want to see what I think is a good sample of the look of Leica

glass, take a look at Maggie Steber's work on the National Geographic

web site. A totally different look IMHO than would have been

achieved with Nikon lenses.

You are off to a good start and many years of enjoyment. The third

image is my favorite. How much did you underexpose?

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David

I have used the F5 with pro lenses since 1999. My lenses include the

28-70 f2.8 SW, the 105 AF f2.8 and the 20mm f2.8 AF. Last year, I

visited the National Geographic and saw an exhibition of prints of

Cuba by David Alan Harvey. I saw the most beautiful soft backgrounds

I have ever seen. I learned he used an M6. I get wonderfully sharp

images with my Nikon lenses but never those soft backgrounds. I

bought the M6 and the 35 mm f1.4 and started seeing those soft

backgrounds (not in every image). In my mind, it is a matter of

style. Nikon and Leica lenses produce different looking images. If

you like the look of the Leica glass, you will need to buy Leica

glass to get the look. I am not a professional photographer but I

doubt if many consumers would notice the difference. I make

photographs for myself and I notice the difference often enough that

I care. Finally, although I understand the limitations of any

rangefinder, the M is fun and a pleasure to hold and use. Just my

two cents.