Re: [Leica] FS Moving On

["Gene" <sop@erols.com>]

With Kodaks announcement of their new 14MP camera, I'm tempted to upgrade my
present Oly c2500. I too have some under utilized equipment that I may part
with to accomplish that. I cannot, however, imagine getting rid of ALL my
film camreras. There are things that are suited for a range finder camera
and others for a SLR, and even with 14MP I cannot imagine being without
something that exposes real film. Nor can I imagine using one of those film
cameras for something that was intended for the Web. I would consider
stashing your favorite Leica and your favorite SLR with most popular lens
combinations.

Gene


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Hedger" <jrhedger@pdq.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 7:54 AM
Subject: [Leica] FS Moving On


> Due to constricted time available and the reality of what is keeping me
from
> doing a lot of shooting. I am going digital. I spent the summer
> experimenting with an Olympus c2100 digital and realized the time lag with
> film between exposure, development, scanning, cataloguing, photo
> manipulating and printing was not working with my lifestyle. During my
> college days I had scores of time to shoot, wet develop and print. I loved
> every moment. At fifty, a more than full time career, three teenage
driving
> children and a project demanding wife doing a home upgrade, I cannot fit
my
> film based photographic pursuits into my life. Hence I have a bunch of
great
> equipment hanging around. I cannot run the children and wife off (it is a
> love thing) and I cannot afford to have new and old equipment sitting idly
> in their cases. I will not list everything here but I will be selling all
my
> film equipment. I have Nikon F, F2, F2 w/meter, scores of lenses, FM2n
with
> motor drive, M7, M6, M2, Lenses, SL w/lenses, light meters all going up
for
> sale here and then on to auction. Hope to buy a high end digital and
couple
> of lenses with the proceeds. I know I will regret the sale when the
children
> are gone and the house is finished. I did the same when I got out of
college
> and sold my last Leica kit, but that is life. I would rather shoot with a
> more time friendly system to capture dear memories, than hold on to dear
> memories with equipment. Over the years I have learned that the
photographs
> I have been happiest with, printed, matted and displayed were the product
of
> feeling and not a product of technique or "system" (even though I was
> traditionally trained). Maybe I am just being lazy but I would rather
> believe it is just recognizing that there is equipment out there when used
> as a tool, with a minimal amount of effort allows me to produce images of
> quality and content that makes me happy. In the end isn't this what we are
> all doing this for? Except maybe the Professionals, which I gave up
> aspirations to achieve in the early 70's when I left Brooks. If anyone
would
> like to discuss this please contact me privately via e mail at
> jrhedger@pdq.net. I hope this is not misconstrued as a true FS as I prefer
> to follow forum guidelines. The FS will follow on Friday.
>
> Best regards,
> Jim
>
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