Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No offense to Tina, for every stock photographer that makes money with Leica, there are 10 billions that use Canikon. For every photojournalist that cut their teeth with a Leica M3 or M6, there are gazillions that use Nikanon. You count all the photos hanging on galleries or all the stock photos right now, most of them are not done with Leica equipments. A Leica M 240 will not do any good in the hands of someone who does not understand the light and composition, bokeh be damn. Me? The M9 is my go to camera. For other people, who am I to tell them that my set of 'luxes are the finest picture taking lens ever. Well, at least for dinky 35mm size. Chances are I will pick up a 4x5 to go with my 617 at some point and my $500 lens will eat the lunch off the $10,000 Noctilux... On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 11:16 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > A very interesting topic and conversation. I can only offer from experince > of shooting for magaines, wire services, commercial clients, Ad agencies > and any number if various clients. > > Only once was there a question. The assignment required shooting on 4X5 > size film. I showed them a number of 35 Kodachromes shot wth Leicas. AND? > :-) > > They said .... "OK go with your gear it will work perfectly!" :-) > > cheers, > Dr. ted :-) > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at > mac.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:59 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Subject: Re: Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9 > > > > >> On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:38 AM, jon.streeter wrote: >> >> A friend of mine told me in the '70s that art directors didn't take >>> photographers seriously unless they were shooting with Nikons, >>> Hasselblads, >>> and a few other well-known brands. I never worked with an art director, >>> so >>> I took his word for it. >>> >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >>> From: "Greg Rubenstein" <gcr910 at gmail.com> >>> >> >> Simple explanation for all this tech and test stuff: use the right tool >>> for what you're trying to accomplish regardless of brand. You know what >>> works for you -- and your clients, who hire vision and results, not >>> brands >>> and data sheets. >>> >> >> both statements have proven true in my experience. >> >> "Art directors" hire "talent" >> More often than not the "best talent" use the "best tools" >> >> sometimes the art directors (and their agencies and clients) can't afford >> the best talent. >> they then try and hedge their bets by specifying that at least "the >> talent" use "the best tools." >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/**imagist <http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>