[Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton

[h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)]

Marty,

I'm mildly interested in the archaeological record of that Erwin-Tina 
exchange. Of course, I've often read Tina's expression of her reasons for 
using a Leica, which she does with a wonderfully concise clarity.

Was that something you remembered and dug up, or something that you'd tagged 
and saved, or an exchange that has re-surfaced and passed into LUG lore 
without my noticing it in the intervening decade?




----- Original Message ----
From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 9:59:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton

> If we never ever extend our technique to tripods and large fine prints why
> invest in exotic glasses, hyper close tolerances and obsessive quality
> control from a small company in central Germany.?

To get a small camera with simple controls, no mirror and thus a clear
view of my subjects.  Tina said it better than I can here:
http://leica-users.org/v18/msg05890.html

"I do use Leicas because they
are quiet, unobtrusive, mechanical, and reliable.  The excellent glass is a
bonus for which I am very grateful, but I will not put the camera on a
tripod, use slow film, and stop the lens down to maximize the quality of
the lens if I lose the photograph in the process."

Mine have not been very reliable (amusingly, my most relible M is my #1 M8).

I would still use Leicas if the glass was only as good as the decent
stuff from their 35mm SLR competitors, and as fast.

Marty

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