[Leica] Is it just me? & more.

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Philip Forrest offered:
Subject: RE: [Leica] Is it just me?

> "it's called the real world of working photojournalists!"

> And the working photojournalists who put the bread on the table with
> photography don't use Leicas for their work. <<<<

Good morning Philip,
Really? Then I'm not sure what those cameras were around my neck, off my 
shoulders and in my hands as I did my assignments day after day for over 50 
years about the world. :-)

If you'd care to have a look at some of that work " tedgrantphoto.com " as 
it's all 35mm Leica M and R cameras! Every single one! Oh yes and they did 
put bread on the table and more.;-)

> A photog with a Leica at an event covered by the press is an anomaly at 
> best, maybe even one > of those working photographers getting a shot for 
> themselves, but it's not what pays
> the bills anymore.<<<<

But good sir you are referring to the world of news photographers of the 
day!  Sort of like "oh you mean the machine gun alley guys and gals." ;-) 
tripping digital like popcorn knowing all they have to do is fix it in 
PhotoShop! ;-)

Before anyone gets wet knickers let me clarify....... "NOT ALL OF THEM!" I 
have to disclaimer that because there's a bunch of much younger lads who are 
my very good friends who'd keel haul me if I were referring to them as 
"machine gun shooters!"  :-)

However these days it's becoming the norm to blast away because you don't 
have to develop film! Which of course many of the news photographers of this 
day " have no idea how to do that!" They only know digital, auto everything 
cameras and just point and shoot!! NOT ALL OF THEM! ;-)

And yes some of the wire service lads of today still carry an M camera of 
some kind just for those moments when "quiet" is the in shoot word of the 
day. And yes they are waiting for the M8 so everything they carry will be 
digital. A few who carry the Epson digi whatever can't wait to get the M8 in 
their bag.

They may not be using all Leica, but beneath it, it's possible to find one 
with the real photojournalists transmitting his Leica images about the 
world!

ted

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