Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/05/22

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From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 17:51:02 -0700 (GMT-07:00)

Mark I believe that once you start using an M8 with your glorious 90 APO 
ASPH you'll see why the crop isn't that big a deal.

Can somebody meet with Mark and let him use your M8 for a couple of hours?

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
>Sent: May 22, 2009 4:38 PM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] "good enough" (was: a quick hello)
>
>A respected photographer may not have to be put in a position to justify
>what gear they are using in terms of brand name.
>But if they are delivering a format smaller than what was first expected
>they may have to go into some kind of minor song and dance on it.
>Leica photographers are used to that its what Leica was first all about.
>Talking about what they can get in 35 is going to be better in many ways
>than what the other guys are getting with a Rolleiflex.
>
>How guys justify cropped vs. full frame nowadays I don't know and war
>photography technique no clue but in plenty of cases editors and art
>directors don't care if you are using Canon or Nikon they do care if your
>not giving them full frame.
>In just the past two  years.
>
>
>Mark William Rabiner
>
>In the 80's and 90's everybody was very impressed by auto focus and the fact
>that CANON auto focus was at first faster than NIKON.
>But plenty of people used Leica rangefinders or slrs even with MANUAL FOCUS.
>BUT THEY WERE NOT SHOOTING HALF FRAME.
>I'm sure if they were a few art directors and editors might have the
>temerity to question their notable photog on that..
>
>Leica 72's are rare and big money and normally only seen behind glass.
>If you try to use one to take pictures they grab you and take you away.
>
>
>
>> From: "wildlightphoto at earthlink.net" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 19:08:36 -0400
>> To: <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] "good enough" (was: a quick hello)
>> 
>> I know what kind of image quality I want.  It doesn't necessarily come 
>> from
>> a camera that's commonly used in a war zone.  It comes from a camera that
>> meets my needs, not Natcheway's.
>> 
>> Doug Herr
>
>
>
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