Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 08:03 AM 3/18/97 -0800, you wrote: >> <<< during the years I have noticed that many use M cameras for B&W and R >> cameras for color. >>>>>>> >> > >LUGnuts: > >There are now numerous famous color shooters currently working that use >Ms. These include David Alan Harvey, Alex Webb, Harry Gruyeart, and >Maggie Steber. All are "street shooters" in the most honored sense of >the term. > >In my humble experience, the Ms are for working with the flow of things, >SLRs for more formal composition. This is true whether in color or >Black and White. The difference between writing with a pencil and paper >and writing on a typewriter. > >Donal Philby >San Diego > > > For great street photography made in color with the M6, see the book "American Color" by Constantine Manos. Herman Krieger