Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry, I got back to doing photography by the same sort of minimalism that Alex suggested. I still had all the Nikon stuff from twenty years before, but it represented "professionalism" to me and was too intimidating. With a 50 year old Retina, I could forget about that, and celebrate the decent pictures I got by overcoming it's limitations. In fact, they weren't limitations. Instead, liberations from an old attitude that said every shot had to be perfect. Also, I got free of needing a light meter, discovered the benefit of a terrible tiny viewfinder and got to like the rangefinder. Now, I'm working with serious intent, but hoping to not make it so important an identity that the old block returns. Keep repeating, "I'm just a student, always just a student...." Best wishes, Carl - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html