Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]David C. Mason offered: > If it takes great photos who cares if its full frame or not?<<< Hi David, How true!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean most of us have used any number of different size cameras over the years so who needs a full frame whatever! I started with a 35mm kind of P&S as it would be called today, in reality a little plastic box an "Argus A2" given to me by my wife 54 years ago! Still have it. And her! ;-) When I became a pro we had to use 4X5 Speed Graphic's as news photographers, went to Rolliflex, a Meister Korelle single lens 2 1/4, fabulous camera, Argus A3 I think it was, used a Contax lll for some time, wonderful camera with a 1.5 lens. I thought it was the greatest camera and lens as I could shoot in almost no light at all at f 1.5. :-) Then came Leicas and been that way for as close to 45 years as it can be. Now playing more with a Leica digi 2 and the 20D. Seems all of them were different shapes and sizes, but it never was a problem as we made use of whatever size the film was and seemed to get some rather fine "snaps" on occasion. ;-) So today whether it's a some what frame, full frame, king size or whatever one ends up with, hell just forget about it and use the tool in hand and ones photo life will be fine.:-) Besides most of those full frame monsters of today at a price more than a half a year's worth of food, one might as well go back and shoot a 4X5 Speed Graphic! One full frame at a time! ;-) ted