Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/03

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Subject: [Leica] Professional use and Professionalism
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:14:46 +0100
References: <CCE1CFC6.27369%mark@rabinergroup.com>

One's ability to produce a pro level image is mostly a function of what is 
between one's ears and only slightly of what is in the camera bag.

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
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YNWA




On Dec 3, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> A big difference between getting a pro job done and having a camera which
> produces an image. One needs to be able to produce a pro level image.
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> 
> 
>> From: Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2012 20:20:22 -0500
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: [Leica] Professional use and Professionalism
>> 
>> I have read with great interest the thread on professional cameras and the
>> failings of Leica.
>> 
>> My only real point is that if you are getting paid you have back ups to
>> your back up.  If you can't afford two or three identical bodies then you
>> rotate into newer stuff before your current tool is too far gone to be
>> dependable.  Same with lenses, power, flashes, and memory storage.  All
>> things fail when you need them so there has to be a next.
>> 
>> My second observation is that all brands fail, all lenses have issues, and
>> sensors from every vendor can do some very interesting things.  This is
>> from direct observation from handling thousands(yes thousands) of cameras,
>> lenses, flashes and what have you.
>> 
>> Last, the worst thing you can do is not use your equipment.  I see more
>> really nice outside with fuzzy, stiff, non working insides because someone
>> put the item away in deep storage and didn't make such good choices as to
>> what that storage might be.
>> 
>> Use the tool that you can afford that gets the job done.  Believe me, I've
>> gone down many rabbit holes searching for the best: knife, 1911, fast
>> burning powder, 50mm lens, 35mm lens, framing hammer....My conclusion is
>> that most of the time any of the top three manufacturer's in any given
>> field will have a perfectly adequate choice starting in the low middle of
>> their line.  In Nikon you could make a living with a D5200 if you were 
>> down
>> to that.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Don
>> don.dory at gmail.com
>> 
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