[Leica] international shoot a roll of film day

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

> Mark,
> 
> I agree with all of your reasons.  That's not my point.  People have been
> doing this sort of thing for almost a century.  I have my late
> father-in-law's studio camera boxed up out in my garage, a wooden 8x10
> monster, with a wooden crank-up tripod.  For the sake of economy, he had
> fitted it with a 5x7 back that was designed to provide two 3.5x5 exposures
> on 5x7 sheet film.  That was how he made portraits, which he sold to put
> food on the table. And, with that equipment, he turned out beautiful work.
> We have a lot of family portraits that attest to that.
> 
> My point is that there are no rigid rules that determine the way cameras 
> and
> lenses are put to use.  Many of our LUG family choose to use M lenses on 
> the
> M8, and make fine photos.  At a lower price point, I choose to use Leica-R
> lenses on Olympus 4/3 bodies.  The combination meets my needs quite well,
> though I know that users of M8 and M9 bodies can get better results.  I 
> have
> no need for photo murals, nor extreme definition, and, hence can't justify
> the price difference.  I just get tired of your tirades about the negative
> side of such equipment choices.


There is more between the M8 and the M9 than a larger format.

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Mark William Rabiner