Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] the camera and the photographer (was: R7 to R8)
From: Alan Ball <AlanBall@csi.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 1999 08:18:14 +0100

Jim Brick wrote:
> Except for out at the fringes (f/1.0, 1/8000th, 800mm, Holga...), it is
> virtually or basically impossible to tell which camera a photographer used
> to take a photograph. But you most certainly "can" tell which photographer
> took the photograph. Obviously not all photographers, but known photographers.

I've always considered the idea behind these 3 sentences as my
'photo-moto'. So, Jim, where does the 'Leica glow' fit in that very
reasonable logic? I do not see it listed in your fringes ;-)

Alan