Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<< OK Adrian and others, I'm not often right but I was wrong that time. I can't help feeling that standards are falling rapidly....>> It seems that this is true to me also. I notice many instances in which very poor quality photos are used in commercial applications. Actually to me the most disappointing examples of this are the two Leica M series books I have. Eastland's and Bower's. While each book has a few good photos, many of the photos in each are terrible. Not only are they lousy from a critical perspective, they would be lousy from a casual glance. Many are poorly composed, lack subject matter interest, have basic flaws and few are sharp. They generally look like they were taken with a disposable camera. To a new Leica user, this was a real letdown. The books are an embarrassment to the high quality that Leica is (supposed) to be known for. Tom Shea