Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Day sez: > It was a perfectly fair question -- we don't have to be so rigid. The > question explicitly mentioned 'leica style photography.' Isn't that clear > enough? Isn't it easier to proffer a few sage words or just keep one's > peace? Oh, George, I have all the opinions anyone would ever want to hear. But, I do not have the original text here on thsi computer, so I'll take your word for it that he said "Leica Style Photography" in his first posting of the question. That said, I fail to see how any camera brand that re-invents everything about itself except the mount every six months, can be said to be capable of Leica-Style photography. Is my Ford Taurus Wagon capable of "Uni-Mog Style" driving? I don't think so. If a person called me up and asked advice on a Uni-Mog, I would have to send him elsewhere for advice. Yes, it was a fair question, but an inappropriate one. And as for rigidity, one look at my pictures, and you'll know I am not a rigid person. They've been shot with jupiters and Pentaxs, and some things I won't admit on this list. And I do offer a few words of sage advice . . . If you want to shoot Leica- style, then best to use a Leica-like camera. At last look, in the many recent incarnations, none of the EOS qualifies. As far as keeping one's peace? I don't think I have berated any other member with an all-caps retort. Even the guy who posted the question re-asked it, in a manner that Our Rabid Rabiner was pleased to respond to. C'mon George, it's a big sandbox. Let's play nicely. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html