[Leica] Re: Camera or photographer?

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com)]

Arche,

If it is the noise from the M8 you are worried aqbout, then I would not 
worry about it in the least.  The M8 I tried last month was just barely more 
audible than the M6TTL I have.  The noise issue is highly over rated.

Gene


-------------- Original message from "H. Ball Arche" <h_arche@yahoo.com>: 
-------------- 


> 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 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 
> > 
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> 
> 
> 
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