Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262
From: jerryleh at pacbell.net (Jerry Lehrer)
Date: Sat Sep 4 06:33:20 2004
References: <BC7EB178.FB%Kvj@Gammanine.com> <p05100309bc7ef8278bba@[10.0.1.4]>

Henning

Who was it that said: "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds"?

Jerry

Henning Wulff wrote:

> At 1:52 AM -0500 3/18/04, Keith V Johnson wrote:
> >"  Only a
> >rank beginner would worry which way the knob turns."
> >
> >     That?s either the funniest or most pathetic statement I've read in a
> >while.
> >     FWIW, I've carried both the MP and the TTL simultaneously on several
> >assignments over the last year.
> >      During a couple of tough situations I found myself rolling the 
> > shutter
> >dial on the M6 the wrong way. No lost shots, no big problems. When the
> >chance to trade for a Non TTl came up, I figured I'd just put the thought
> >out there in case there was something I hadn't thought about.
> >       I've been shooting for what I describe as a long time. I've carried
> >several kits at once on many jobs, and I've always preferred to have
> >consistency within each system. Even when I couldn't afford it.
> >     Anal retentive?, maybe. Rank amateur? No. Been doing this, 
> > successfully,
> >for way too many decades to hear that and be quiet.
> >     My TTL is not ratty, and the camera I'm trading for is in identical
> >condition. I know mine has had way more film thru it though. I'm going to
> >make the trade tomorrow. It will be an even swap, between friends.
> >     I always preferred the smaller non ttl body, and the added bonus of 
> > not
> >having the dials opposed is a good thing. Plus, the TTL doesn?t fit my
> >Visoflex with the 90 degree finder. Yes, I said Visoflex.
> >     One more note, the TTL has some issue with one of my dink flashes,
> >whereas the non ttl seems to get along with everything including my pocket
> >wizards.
> >     So that?s it for now I suppose.
> >
>
> I think this gets to the heart of the problem. I can shoot with a
> number of different systems at the same time, but the cameras should
> not be _nearly_ the same. If I grab a Hasselblad SWC, I know what to
> do with it, and if I thereafter use a CamboWide or a Leica or Mamiya
> MF, I don't make mistakes either, but if I have one Leica with a dial
> that goes one way, and then an _almost_ identical Leica with a dial
> that goes the other way it's quite easy to make a mistake.
>
> If I'm working on the ground, have time and am shooting a building
> that isn't going anywhere; not problem. On the other hand, if I'm in
> a plane or climbing on the outside of a slipform, there are other
> concerns which take my attention, and slight variations in handling
> can lead to mistakes.
>
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Replies: Reply from ericm at pobox.com (Eric) ([Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262)
Reply from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262)
Reply from jbm at jbm.org (Jeff Moore) ([Leica] Re: Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262)
In reply to: Message from Kvj at Gammanine.com (Keith V Johnson) ([Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262)
Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V26 #262)