Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are undoubtedly still some pros doing documentary work with rangefinder Leicas, but they are as rare as original black paint M3s. The days of Ms for wides and SLRs for teles is long over, and the market really does demand digital today. On 12/13/06 4:16 PM, "Alex" <alex@zabrovsky.com> wrote: > A good enough excuse.. ;-) > Alex > > Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > >> Well, just the other day I had a chance to use my IIIa as a >> rangefinder. I needed to measure a number of set distances for a >> shoot. My laser rangefinder and my metal tape measure broke within 10 >> minutes of one another. Since I carry my IIIa for my personal BW >> shooting, it became my measuring instrument for that day. I didn't >> take any shots with it that time. Does that count? >> >> Slobodan Dimitrov >> http://www.sdimitrovphoto.com/ >> >> >> >> On Dec 13, 2006, at 12:37 PM, Alex wrote: >> >>> Yet I'm new here, but I know there are at least several well >>> established and widely respected professional photographer on LUG >>> (Ted, Tina and others that I hope to meet eventially), I wonder who >>> out of all of you still use Leica (or RF in general) as their >>> primary tool and for what kind of assignments ? >>> I see in your posts a DSLR is often the tool even for a documentary >>> assignments (the area where presumably Leica have ruled in 35mm >>> format if I'm not wrong), does that mean the digital appeal (no >>> sarcasm here - just a practical considerations and market demand) >>> overweighted the intimacy of quete and reliable RF experience ? >>> No any "digital vs. analog" dispute to raise up, but just trying to >>> get the picture of actual professional photo experience in light of >>> nowadays situations. >>> >>> Thanks, Alex >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information