Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/07

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Subject: [Leica] Mr. B. D. Colen speaks
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2013 10:03:59 -0400
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Maybe, just maybe:

We regard black & white as better because it was the medium of FSA, HCB, et 
al.

The pictures are better because the FSA greats and HCB had a better eye, not 
because they used black & white

just a thought

ric


On Jul 7, 2013, at 8:50 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Me too, Ric,  and I shoot color for all the reasons BD shoots Black and
> White.  When I started, color was expensive and hard to do.  I had to save
> up to get Kodachrome film for my vacations.
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:33 AM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
> 
>> Love BD, but I'm in Jay's camp.
>> 
>> ric
>>
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