Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>[snip] >I realize that after my accidental post the other day I am treading on >VERY think German ice here - :-) - but I will offer the heretical >suggestion - noting that in advance that there are exceptions to every >generality - that those who most obsess over the "quality" of equipment >and sharpness of lenses are those who - often - take the most mundane, >predictable, photographs. And I believe that is so for the simple reason >than they are far more interested and focused on the stats than they are >on capturing an original image on film. > >But that's just my hardly ever humble opinion. > >B. D. FWIW, I agree with the preceding statement. Optical quality does not necessarily translate into emotional or aesthetic quality, hence (for me) the opulent tedium of hard core zone system photographs. They may demonstrate beautifully rendered zone 3 shadows and magnificient zone 8 hightlights, but if the image is otherwise devoid of any emotional or aesthetic quality, I'm turning the page... Guy