I do not own a Leica TLM or M Series camera, after all these years am I missing something special.
A few cameras have a special feel that others do not have, Leica and Hasselblad for example. It is something about the fit, finish, feel and handling.
In the 1960s when I could afford a single lens reflex I bought a Minolta SR-7 with a f/1.4 lens. I had already shot 135, 120 and 620 film, processed and printed them. I had also extensively shoot slide film with a range finder camera. I choose a single lens reflex camera because I wanted to see what was in and out of focus, I wanted to see what was really in the field of view, I wanted a large range of focal lengths than range finder cameras offered, and I wanted to be able to see what a polarizer would do and set it for the results that I wanted.
I have 35mm slr cameras. I have been using Hasselblads for over eight years and 4"x5" Speed Graphic and Graflex Model D for a few years less. Now that I am retired, have the time and money, I am wondering what is anything I am missing by not owning and using a Leica TLM or M series camera.
I am not interested in product bashing. I am wondering about what I would gain by owning and using a Leica.
A few cameras have a special feel that others do not have, Leica and Hasselblad for example. It is something about the fit, finish, feel and handling.
In the 1960s when I could afford a single lens reflex I bought a Minolta SR-7 with a f/1.4 lens. I had already shot 135, 120 and 620 film, processed and printed them. I had also extensively shoot slide film with a range finder camera. I choose a single lens reflex camera because I wanted to see what was in and out of focus, I wanted to see what was really in the field of view, I wanted a large range of focal lengths than range finder cameras offered, and I wanted to be able to see what a polarizer would do and set it for the results that I wanted.
I have 35mm slr cameras. I have been using Hasselblads for over eight years and 4"x5" Speed Graphic and Graflex Model D for a few years less. Now that I am retired, have the time and money, I am wondering what is anything I am missing by not owning and using a Leica TLM or M series camera.
I am not interested in product bashing. I am wondering about what I would gain by owning and using a Leica.
