Re: [Leica] Ambivalance

[lea <lea@whinydogpress.com>]

I put my restaurant series photos in an album last night and was shocked at how
much I sucked when I first got my Leica. My focus was off.  My metering was off.
Ick.

But as I progressed thru several weeks of images a funny thing began to
happen....my images improved. Drastically. My focus has become razor sharp, my
'feel' of the meter has improved and my love of the camera has increased ten
fold.

I'm headed to NY this week for the Stationary Show but upon my return I will be
adding these images...the bad, the ugly and the good...to my site.
Lea

Jason Vicinanza wrote:

> oh come on guy the guy a break already. Ive had my M6 for 6months or so and
> during that time I had the same feelings every now and then. You know... new
> camera.. big investment... crappy photographs.. does not seem to add up. Its
> all to do with learning a new skill and although im still taking 'only
> slightly better than crappy photographs' I do think I am improving.
>
> >From my limited experience I would just hang in there and learn a new skill.
>
> Jason Vicinanza
> London, UK
> e: jason@futurafish.com
> w: www.futurafish.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mark
> Rabiner
> Sent: 18 May 2001 21:38
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ambivalance
>
> Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote:
> >
> > Rob,
> >
> > You of course know far, far more and better than anyone else about your
> own
> > picture taking needs, financial needs, personal preferences, and whatever
> > else goes into making the kind of decision you're talking about here.  I
> can
> ><Snip> The long history of Leica rangefinder
> > cameras as the tools of photojournalists, war correspondents, and street
> > photographers suggests that one can learn to handle them well in
> "situations
> > where things [a]re changing and in motion."  And second, it seems to me
> that
> > your admitted "ambivalence" all by itself should be sufficient reason to
> > wait before selling.
> >
> > Just my two thoughts (maybe worth "two cents," maybe less)!
> >
> > Art Peterson
> > Alexandria, Virginia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Rob Millard [mailto:rmillard@erbtest.org]
> > Sent:   Friday, May 18, 2001 10:36 AM
> > To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject:        [Leica] Ambivalance
> >
> > It is with a certain amount of ambivalence that I offer the following
> > for sale.  I bought this equipment 2 months ago, finally succumbing to
> > the allure, mystique, call it what you will, of Leica.  I have been (and
> > still am) a long-time Nikon user ><Snip>><Snip>
>
> I have found these for sale Leica isn't quite for me posts like this just as
> annoying as you have.
> The "I cant focus well enough my eyes are going" posts are pure BS and piss
> me off.
> "my eyes have too much money and want to trade stuff for other stuff!"
> I get tempted to say "I'm glad you are selling your Leicas because you don't
> deserve to have them"
> But i usually restrain myself.
> "Hey pal they looked good on your self for a year or two but now you don't
> need
> class you need a camera which takes pictures!"
> "thanks for the background info but why don't you just put it on ebay and
> spare
> us the negative vibes sob story."
>
> Mark Rabiner
>
> Portland, Oregon
> USA
>
> http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/

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