Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think what's sad is that we're seeing the loss of a generation of photographers, those that fell in love with the craft after the second world war. Those who picked up their cameras in the wonderful all-manual days of the 1950s and 1960s are now in their 60s, 70s, and 80s. I can't imagine what is was like to get inspired in those heady days of Life and the other magazines, when the still image still reigned supreme. Us latter-generation photographers are a different breed. We had the option of TTL metering, auto-exposure, auto-focus, and 1 hr labs. Although many of us *choose* to forgo these options, the presence nonetheless has shaped our photography. Karen -- Karen Nakamura http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/