Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, if you have a rant against equipment-talkers, can you please have the courtesy not to hijack a thread that is clearly not talking about equipments but rather the history behind a photo? Thanks. Here, I changed the subject for you. On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 7:49 PM, James Laird <digiratidoc at gmail.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > > I agree with your sentiments but I cannot agree with your conclusions, > sorry. Why was HCB able to take such timeless photographs with > equipment we would all consider 'outdated'. He is most often known for > using an M4 with a collapsible summicron, but I'm sure he used all > manner of equipment over his lifetime. And I'm sure he peered at his > negatives with a loupe like we peer at our pixels on our laptop or our > iPad. > > But I have a feeling, and I'll be the first to admit that I could be > wrong, that it was not the 'sharpness' of the image he cared most > about, but rather the composition and the beauty of the image, not > whether or not he could see the Truman Capote's eyelashes or the > shoestrings on the 'puddle jumper's' brogues. We have all been > 'fascinated' with images taken with 'outdated equipment', because they > are good photographs. They may not technically be 'state of the art' > but they're great images nonetheless. > > I just think that obsessing about equipment 'for it's own sake' can be > in the end counterproductive. We should all be out taking pictures, > not worrying about whether or not our cameras and lenses are the > latest and greatest. After all it can get totally ludicrous at > times...I mean $7195 for a Summicron? Really? I think even HCB might > balk at that! ;) > > Jim Laird > > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>