Re: [Leica] it DOESN'T work well for leica!

[John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>]

A big thank you for pointing out this wonderful site. A great source for
photographic ideas. I unfortunately did not go to the site when "Tofu" (?)
pointed it out but your truthful comparison of my meagre efforts with their
amazing results got my attention! I appreciate the time you, Ted Grant, B.D.
and others take from otherwise meaningful lives to encourage this deadbeat
to get out and shoot.

Cheers

John Collier

> From: Kyle Cassidy <cassidy@netaxs.com>
> 
>> From: "Tofu" <topher@netvigator.com>
>> from; http://www.toycamera.com/index.html
>> Toy Camera Credo:
>> To illuminate and rejuvenate, to inspire great visions of truth and
> 
> [snip]
> 
> aside from the "shoot from the heart, not the pocketbook" there are other
> vast differences between the www.toycamera.com group and the leica uses
> group, THEY KICK OUR ASSES every time. i'm absolutely serious, go ahead
> and compare their site to ours. we should all be throwing our cameras in
> the river and hiding our heads in shame. THESE are the 17 year olds with
> half a clue who live down the block and take their $12 junkstore cameras
> out and shoot their butts off every day.
> 
> when sue agostini goes out and takes pictures of her kids with her
> holga they look remarkably like great photos, any one of which i'd hang
> on my wall, not like very sharp pictures of some kid i don't care about.
> 
> michelle gienow's new years eve party shots are a hell of a lot better
> than mine are. meg mulligan's nailpolish gallery shows a depth of
> creativity rarely seen around here. then there are kim taylor's amazing
> pro-quality shots....
> 
> go ahead and look at their galleries. then ask yourself why you spent
> $1400 on that m6.
> 
> it's brutally depressing.
> 
> we still need to come up with a credo for the LUG; this ain't it though.
> 
> kc
>