Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/03/18

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Subject: Re: M/R
From: PhotoZone Gallery <fotozone@efn.org>
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 20:05:58 -0800

At 08:03 AM 3/18/97 -0800, you wrote:
>> <<< during the years I have noticed that many use M cameras for B&W and R
>> cameras for color. >>>>>>>
>> 
>
>LUGnuts:
>
>There are now numerous famous color shooters currently working that use
>Ms.   These include David Alan Harvey, Alex Webb, Harry Gruyeart, and
>Maggie Steber.  All are "street shooters" in the most honored sense of
>the term.
>
>In my humble experience, the Ms are for working with the flow of things,
>SLRs for more formal composition.  This is true whether in color or
>Black and White.  The difference between writing with a pencil and paper
>and writing on a typewriter.
>
>Donal Philby
>San Diego
>
>
>
For great street photography made in color with the M6, see the book
"American Color" by Constantine Manos.

Herman Krieger