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Subject: [Leica] Professional use and Professionalism
From: leowesson at gmail.com (Leo Wesson)
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:41:24 -0600
References: <CCE1CFC6.27369%mark@rabinergroup.com> <1E3A79D3-8C1D-4A93-8DE6-70C18A5801FD@frozenlight.eu>

True enough Nathan!

Thanks!

Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157
www.leowesson.com




On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> 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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In reply to: Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Professional use and Professionalism)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Professional use and Professionalism)