Re: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera?

["Mark Rutledge" <markrut@ticnet.com>]

Why is he an a**h***? There is allot more to photography than the type of
camera you use,right? I know many professors, photographers who don't know
much about cameras and still manage to produce great images.

Mark Rutledge
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 7:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera?


> Well, he may be a friend, but I really feel sorry for his "students,"
> because, based on this story, it sounds like he's a real a// h///..:-)
>
> B. D.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett
> > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 12:39 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera?
> >
> >
> > luggers,
> >
> > in a way, all the hubbub about the 0 series being a collector's
> > or a user's
> > camera reminds me of a discussion i had with a friend, a professional
> > photographer who also teaches photography at a local university. it was
at
> > a show of his work about a year ago, after which we spent a moment
> > discussing photographic equipment. at one point he asked me what kind of
> > camera i used. when i responded: "a leica m6," he said: "isn't that just
a
> > camera for buff's?"
> >
> > he obviously believed that the m was a collector's camera,
> > nothing more, an
> > assessment with which most on this list would probably disagree.
> >
> > just a thought.
> >
> > guy
> >
>
>