#TROUBLE SHOOT LEICA ACQUIRE PDF#

I eventually ended up selling the M9, and trading it for a film Leica MP. My good friend Todd gave me his film Leica M6. Soon after buying the Leica M9, I got the film bug. I thought that buying the Leica would make me satisfied for the rest of my life, because it was the “best” gear that money could buy. I thought that buying the Leica would help me make better images, because it was quicker and more discrete. I thought that buying the Leica would make me a more confident photographer, because it was less obtrusive, and the camera shutter was more silent. And when I finally got one (a Leica M9) - I thought I would be happy for the rest of my life.Īfter about a month of owning it, the appeal and novelty wore off- and it started to collect (as much dust) as my Canon 5D did on the shelf. One of my dreams in life was to own a Leica. If I had a Leica, all of my life’s problems would be solved

I imagined myself shooting with a Leica on the romantic streets of Paris, in the foots of Henri Cartier-Bresson. I fantasized about the look of the camera, the lightness and compactness of the camera, and the ease of use.

I always thought that buying a Leica, I would become a much better street photographer. When I first started street photography, I used a bulky DSLR (Canon 5D). LEICA MANUAL Portrait by Benjamin Thompson / Melbourne, 2014 If you prefer to read the book as a blog post, the full book begins below: You can see all the files on the Internet Archive >.iBooks Author file (to edit the book on iBooks Author/58mb) iBooks (to read on iPhone/Mac/iPad/11mb): The book is open source, meaning, free to download, distribute, remix, edit, translate, or whatever you want to do to your heart’s delight.

#TROUBLE SHOOT LEICA ACQUIRE PDF#

I just made a new free PDF ebook: “ Leica Manual” - a culmination of everything I’ve learned shooting with a Leica/rangefinder.

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