Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]As is music played for the father who bought the instrument. (He uses a bow that should have a red dot on it.) ;-) On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: > As one with a music degree, I can tell you that music played for the > enjoyment of the performers is quite valid. > > -----Original Message----- From: Jayanand Govindaraj > Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 9:10 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Violins, lenses and cameras > > > Peter, > Tools do matter. It is in choosing the best tool for a purpose that > personal prejudices seep in, and we frequently end up with something > sub optimal for that particular purpose. > > In answer to Luis, I beg to differ. Music, like all arts, should be > performed for the benefit of the audience, otherwise it is all a > waste...(-: > > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 3:57 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: > >> A number of my friends are symphony musicians. Today, one of them posted >> on >> Facebook that she had found a great online deal on a set of high-end >> violin >> strings, and wondered if they were OK. This led to a discussion of the >> fine >> points of shelf life, variants of the brand, and whether a platinum-coated >> E-string is better than a plain tin one. >> >> And I wished that the "your camera (or lens) doesn't matter" crowd were >> listening in. Yes, musicians argue over instruments, strings, reeds and >> mouthpieces, just as artists *do* argue over paintbrushes, and >> photographers >> argue about cameras and lenses. Does anyone seriously believe that a >> cheap >> school-orchestra fiddle should sound as good as a Stradivarius or Guarneri >> violin? Yes, the best players might be able to make the bad fiddle sound >> reasonably good, but no way would it sound as good as the Strad. >> >> So why do some of us constantly down people who prefer Lens A over Lens B, >> or Camera 1 over Camera 2? The lens "resonates" the light, emphasizing >> some aspects while diminishing others, just as the instrument resonates >> the >> sound. The camera's ergonomics and design are optimum for one type of >> picture over another. And a camera that you have to fight to get the shot >> is just as hampering as the violin with a bad "wolf" tone in an exposed >> passage. >> >> Yes, of course musicians can get cultlike about this brand over that, just >> as photographers do about cameras and lenses. Yes, a good photographer my >> be able to take a decent picture with any camera or lens, just as the >> musician may be able to turn in a decent performance with any instrument. >> But if my friend is going to play a big solo, she wants the best violin >> and >> strings she can afford. If you handed her a cheap school fiddle and told >> her >> that "instruments don't matter, it's the musician that makes the music," >> she >> would probably think you were an ignoramus (to be charitable). And she'd >> be >> right. >> >> The hard truth is: Tools do matter. Maybe not so much with Web-sized >> JPGs, >> and maybe not to rank beginners. But once you're doing things "for real," >> they do matter. A lot. >> >> --Peter >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA