Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Probably not. Because the sad reality is that the Leica was killed by the Nikon F and the evolution of the SLR. Yes, some enlightened folks kept using rangefinders, but the rangefinder ceased to be the prime PJ camera. And from that point forward the M became more and more of a hobbyist's camera. That's not to say that there aren't hobbyists who are brilliant photographers, nor is it to say that there weren't, and aren't pros who continued to use Leica Ms...but if there was a meteor, it was the modern SLR, with instant return mirror, auto-diaphragm lenses, and shortly there after, ttl metering. And THEN came built-in motors, etc. etc. etc. And THEN came digital...But by the time digital became real, the war was long lost. :-) B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Peter Dzwig Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:19 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] The sad state of leica cameras B. D. Colen wrote: > I don't know that that's particularly encouraging - what it says to me > is that the Leica has become the camera of rich dilettantes. (Note > that the article wasn't about the photographer and "accomplished > actress," Whomever, but about the actress, and, parenthetically, the > accomplished photographer. > > Face it folks, we're dinosaurs...:-) RRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!! Remember the dinosaurs didn't die out because they were out-evolved. They were blasted by a meteorite which changed the atmosphere so much that the only things that survived were the mammals and (some of) the stuff in the sea. Is that a metaphor for digital photography..... _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information