'What is street photography anyway' - HCB is an easy answer, or look at for some more recent examples. Whenever I read a thread on the subject of street photography I always see the same comment/opinions. Sometimes in life, it is indeed not at all about specs, numbers or just raw image quality in camera terms, but about the feel. I am not talking menus, buttons and controls specifically, but indeed after trying the different systems for a while after shooting a M at least so long, that you can run it blind folded will leave eery other camera look like - some like the ♔/3 bodies are more like really true deep some like a nice, fast action DSLR with fast AF lenses more or less feel a bit like all though don't scratch the M for quick operation. You see the world - not a cropped tunnel or worse - a EVF, which changes electronic gain with constantly changing brightness levels, trying to figure out, to shine a f1 1/30 ISO3200 scene directly into your brain with the equivalent of a f11 A1/1000 ISO160 scene. Operating this GH2 even after a little time of 'getting warm with it' is … I mean pure a Leica M is immediate, responsive, direct, no fuss, non distracting.Ī M is the most simple and quickest tool, to use for shooting moments, if you are close enough, which happens, to have become my favorite range (35mm and at most 50mm ). The GH2's image quality within similar ISO range as my M8.2 is surprisingly good. I just added a Panasonic GH2 to my gear in hope of getting a nice camera for extended reach, to use my Leica M lenses on. Surely when the Star Trek transporter operator starts beaming up and disappearing that would be a dead giveaway?Ĭoncealed cameras - isn't that sneaky? As opposed to the 'callousness' of sticking a camera in people's faces, how about simply smiling at them first, or even asking if they mind? Other people just take photos in public, stick the camera in people's faces and don't care what anyone thinks.this takes some callousness. You may or may not be able to be effective this way. No matter how large or imposing the camera, I find I can get best results in public by pretending I am shooting something else, or keeping the camera hidden under my coat or in my bag, and whipping it out for the shot and replacing it. The skill of the operator is mostly the governing factor here. If you want to create an intimidation scale, Leicas are way up there. To stretch this further and say 'rangefinder = hobbyist' is wishful thinking.Ĭ) Compared to most TINY modern point and shoot digital cameras, Leica rangefinder cameras are enormous. If they do look at your camera, nothing registers at all except maybe 'camera'.ĭitto for rangefinders. Pardon me, but I think most of this is nonsense.Ī) 99.99% of the public at large wouldn't know a film camera from a Star Trek transporter. This is by no means a sole reason why Leica RF's are better, but simply another reason why they may obtain pictures with more ease than a DSLR or P&S esque camera. I do tend to believe there is a trend that supports what I am saying. and I am sure many will disagree with what I have said.

This is based off of personal discussion and experience based off of shooting in D.C. This is obviously not a fool proof argument and is by no means an 'end all be all' case. People see a rangefinder and, specifically today, tend to think of that person as a hobbyist. People see a DSLR and feel like they are being taken advantage of and that their picture is probably being used or sold. People see someone taking their picture with a point and shoot, or a camera such as a NEX, and feel weirded out. People are less likely, today, to see a camera that appears to be a film camera and become suspicious or intimidated. Leica RF cameras look significantly less intimidating then any other digital camera, even a NEX, in my opinion.

I am not sure if this has been mentioned briefly, but I did not see it when gazing through the posts.

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