Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No on is suggesting that that should diminish the Leica's appeal to you or anyone, Rei. I was simply pointing out the reality. And, btw, during the 50s and 60s, prior to the Nikon F take-over, the Leica M was used by many pros, particularly many of the better photojournalists and documentary photographers. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rei Shinozuka Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 3:11 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Leica M hasn't leica always been supported by a base of well-heeled-amatuers? while the leica has certainly been used by well-known photojournalists (including peter parker http://www.shinozuka-family.com/spiderman ), wasn't the rollei and speedgraphic the dominant professional's camera during the 30's, 40's and 50's, and then nikon and canon and hasselblad SLRs in the 60's and onward? the fact that the majority of pros may not use the leica M now (or ever) does not in any way diminish its appeal to me, nor does not relegate it in my opinion to the status of "photographic jewelry." after all the "professional driver's car" (as defined as the car which is most used by people who are paid to drive) in new york city is the ford crown victoria, then the chevy caprice and the lincoln towncar. - -rei On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 12:06:48PM -0400, bdcolen wrote: > Very, very, very few working pros today are using Leica Ms. Most pros > do not buy it and do not use it. Period. This doesn't mean that there > aren't pros doing so, but they are NOT typical Leica buyers any more. > Ultimately, Larry is correct- the M is at the end of its development > as a useful photographic instrument (but not at the end of its life as > such.;-)) And it IS being marketed as a "piece of prestige > photographic jewelry," and, I would hazard a guess, it is more > frequently purchased that way than it is as a serious photographic > instrument by serious photographers. > > B. D. - -- Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com Ridgewood, New Jersey - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html