[Leica] in which kyle tries to take a photograph with a leica....

[jeffmatsler at amaonline.com (Jeff Matsler)]

My daughter - 7 - shoots with a Minolta A2 rangefinder.  I gave her the 
choice between it and an SLR and she chose the RF, because "it looks like 
Dad's".

I've told her that when she masters it, she gets my Minolta Super A and 
lenses.  When she masters that, she gets My Minolta 35 Model II LTM.  Then 
down the road at some point, the M3.

She's becoming a very good photographer very quickly.  She has a very good 
eye and she's not spoiled by light meters yet, so there's nothing to 
unlearn.

Jeff M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "slobodan dimitrov" <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] in which kyle tries to take a photograph with a 
leica....


> This is precisely what concerns me about the survivability of the  Leica 
> rangefinder, and to some extent, the TLR. Many of us have used  these 
> instruments for so long that they have become extensions of our  hand /eye 
> coordination. As it's a skill, it doesn't happen overnight.  I just don't 
> see the same willingness to approach this kind of  learning in the current 
> generational grouping.
>
> Slobodan Dimitrov