Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Tina On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:29 PM, George Lottermoser < george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote: > me too Tina. > though that does become a separate issue from the image itself > for the viewer. > > as an image viewer we say, "the gear is immaterial; it's a powerful > photograph; irrespective of the gear." > > but as a photographer it matters a whole lot. > the black smiths have their favorite hammers and anvils. > the painters their brushes. > the barbers their shears. > Ann has two pair of shears. 15 years old. Identical models. One of them is > the favorite. The other a backup, "which I don't really like using because > of the way they've been sharpened over the years." > > a note off the iPad, George > > On Oct 15, 2014, at 7:09 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > > > All of this talk about the gear is immaterial is not true for me. I can > > tell a difference in the photos I've made with Leicas and the few times > > I've strayed to Canon or Fuji. There is no comparison. With the Canon > vs > > Leica it is not only size and presence but quality. With the Fuji vs > Leica > > it's simplicity vs unnecessary complications. > > > > It may be just me but gear does definitely make a difference - for me! > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com