Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Tina, as George says, kudos for the people who is able to cry, laugh, dream, be angry or be happy.... we all are just this: People who life. Saludos Lluis El 02/07/2013, a las 19:46, Tina Manley escribi?: > Thank you, Lluis. Your opinion means a lot to me. Being "just" a woman. > when I get emotional or angry, I cry. It's hard to explain to Tom why I > have been sitting at the computer all morning crying. I wrote the history > of my business to justify to myself and to him that I don't need to excuses > or justifications or explanations ;-) ! I'm going to spend the afternoon > wallpapering and dancing! > > Tina > > > On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > >> TINA, >> >> I had no time to follow the discussion, and neither I wan't continue on >> it, I have other things where I want employ my time. Just read few from >> Ted >> and you now and I would like just to add two cents. You Tina, you don't >> need explain neither justify your work, we know it, and I say once more >> congratulations for this. It is not your fault if you have make business, >> this is the target many of us wanted, it is not your fault if Leica is >> maybe the best camera system ever made, everyone can do his own choice, it >> is not your fault if you have bought or not bought any lens in the latest >> years, you don't need justify anything, just continue showing and letting >> us continue enjoy your work. >> >> Thank you for all of this, you have been very kind telling us all these >> things >> >> Saludos desde Barcelona! >> Lluis >> >> El 02/07/2013, a las 17:38, Tina Manley escribi?: >> >>> LEICA USERS GROUP - >>> >>> I have been a professional photographer since I incorporated my business >> in >>> 1980. I have worked really hard to make my business self-supporting and >> it >>> is. I worked for many years as a teacher until my photography business >>> began to bring in more money than teaching. I bought my first Leica M6 >> in >>> 1989 because my old Minolta SRT101 would not hold up to the extreme >>> conditions of my trips throughout the developing world, where most of my >>> assignments were. I have used Leica M6, M4, M3, M2, M7, M8, M9 and MM >>> cameras. I have Leica M lenses from the 21 to the 135. All of my Leica >>> lenses are old. I have not bought a Leica M lens in many years. All of >> my >>> Leica cameras were bought and paid for with money from my business. As >>> digital cameras have improved, I have upgraded my Leica cameras. If I >> had >>> not had to switch to digital for business reasons, I would still be using >>> my Leica film cameras. None of my purchases were made for emotional >>> reasons. Leicas perform for me. I would not use them if they did not. >> I >>> have never had a Leica camera fail that Leica did not repair quickly, >>> sending me lenders overnight. I am sorry that the cameras are so >> expensive >>> but I do believe you get what you pay for. In my experience, Leicas are >>> worth what I pay for them. I have never used a Fuji camera or an >> Olympus. >>> I'm sure they are wonderful. I hated the Canons I used when I first >>> switched to digital. At this stage of my life, I am not interested in >>> switching systems. I am not interested in using medium format cameras >> and >>> cannot imagine carrying one to some of the places I travel. Leicas >> happen >>> to be the perfect cameras for me and my work. That's why I'm on a Leica >>> Users Group. If you hate Leicas, perhaps you should be on another group! >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> -- >>> Tina Manley >>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information