Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> -----Original Message----- > From: n.b.watson@juno.com [SMTP:n.b.watson@juno.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 9:18 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Tri-elmar > > And for the happy-snaps for which all three of these items are basically > suited: a ridiculously slow lens (for its focal range), a TTL-flash > camera with 1/50 sync, and a low-power flash with no bounce capability. > I want to respectfully object to the frequent reference to "happy-snaps." Many people take wonderful and moving pictures of the people and events that surround them every day. One needn't be sitting court-side with an R8, o.k., an F5, or trekking through Nepal with an M6 to take a moving and meaningful photograph. Also, one needn't be shooting on commission or assignment to take remarkable photographs. I find the "happy-snaps" designation to be disingenuous at least. Buzz