"Måla med ljus"

Leica M the Rock'n Roll Machine

There are still some self proclaimed knowers who believe that a high ISO and quick SLR from Nikon or Canon with a autofocus 70-200/2,8mm lens is the best companion for concert photography. They often believe that a manual focused rangefinder camera with a 20mm or a 50mm lens are quite useless in the though light conditions at a concert. I don't listen to the self proclaimed knowers. A Leica M is a Rock'n Roll Machine for me and it's my instrument for getting the pictures that I want. At concerts I like to get in close with a 20 or 50mm lens and a Leica M is perfect for that purpose.

It happens every now and then that I need a longer lens than 50mm. And in such cases I use a SLR. When I used a 70-200mm on my SLR I always needed the extra 100mm and I had to crop many pictures. I sold the 70-200mm which I hardly used. I bought a cheap 70-300mm VC that I use on my SLR the few times when I need a little bit more tele than the 50mm gives. The best thing with shooting concert is that you don't need a expensive equipment. Even cheap cameras and lenses will give you the result that you want as long as you follow the rythm and enjoy the music.

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