Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can honestly say that the reason I've gotten most of the photographs I've taken in the past year without getting busted in the nose is because I've been using a Leica. The main reason I'm not interested in an M8, at this point, is the noise the auto-shuttercock makes after firing. I'd like to be able to pick my moment to be inconspicuous with that sound. And nothing else digital has the ergonomics for quick/intuitive adjustment. Pick the right tool for the job; there's a reason its called 'Leica Photography'. Arche --- Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> wrote: > > On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Ted wrote: > > > Quite frankly I've always bought Leica range > finder cameras for such a > > simple reason ..... "THEY ARE THE BEST TOOLS IN MY > HANDS FOR THE KIND > > OF DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY I'VE ALWAYS DONE!" > Approximately 50 years > > plus, PERIOD! No other reason! Baubles be damned! > > > > Have they made a difference in the quality of my > photography? You bet > > yer sweet ass it has, just look through the books > I've done (8)! Or > > certainly the last 3 medical books, one a large > coffee table issue. > > > You mean to tell me that it is the camera that makes > the photograph, > not the photographer. That any boob with a Leica, > even me, can > produce prize winning works. > > Come off it Ted. You are certainly such a competent > cameraman that > you could take good pictures with any equipment, > Canons, Nikons, > Argus C3s, or even Holgas. Don't perpetuate the myth > that it is the > equipment, not the eye, imagination and judgment of > the photographer > that determines the artistic quality of the image. > Otherwise you > sound like a Leica flack. > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know.