Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Its fairly obvious Leica went after one of the uncontested rising stars of the current art photography scene and put a camera in his hands. Which is well known to be their plan at least with Magnum. And the result was most fortuitous. And it was an excellent public relations situation for Leica. Witness the standing room only hall filled with people who came to see the presentation and the 17x22" black and white prints on the sides of the walls. We all know that Leica gave him a loaner and maybe paid for expenses at least. What's going to be a much better deal PR wise and anything else wise is when the new full color Leica comes out with any ISO you care to use and its more of a thing where "did you hear so and so photographer has been hired by Vanity Fair to photograph the first lady and he/she is using his/her new Leica M10 to do the job?" lets get another photographer out there to document the document. Or lets get a shot of Annie L. with an M10 in her hands laughing with Michelle O. And the camera is not a loaner the camera is something the photographer went out and bought with his/her hard earned inheritance. Then went out and bought a lens too. Then used it for a critical job. And the results speak for themselves. Then M10's fly off the shelves not just to rich guys. But to some noted figures in today's photography. Which makes for more rich guys. And they cant decide if to buy an M10 or S2 system or both. Probably both. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Lottermoser George <imagist3 at mac.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:50:09 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Final Sobol Photos with MM Part II the beginning > > > On Jun 15, 2012, at 2:13 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> just because he has a commercial association with Leica does not mean we >> should admire him. > > Nor does it mean that we should "not" admire "his work." > His work qualifies as edgy and gritty > and almost by definition - controversial by some critical standards > which we may or may not agree with. > > Personally - I find the work compelling, touching and bringing up emotions > which I have experienced - I get what he's (visually) saying. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information