Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/05/20
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I guess that's me, Marc.
Over 25 years ago my father gave me a Rollei 35 SL in celebration of the =
birth of my first son. I used and enjoyed it very extensively. A few =
years later my cousin visited us in Hamburg, Germany. He was an =
apprentice at Leica, Wetzlar, to learn the trade of an camera technician =
and he showed me his Leica SL (I thought it was quite ugly) After he let =
me "play" with it for a short time I was taken by the 'feel' of the =
camera. I knew already then that someday I would own a Leica. I had to =
wait several years until I felt I could afford a Leica without =
jeopardizing my conscious as a 'good' family father. 1990 I bought me =
an M6 with a 50mm Summicron and never regretted it. My favorite lens is =
now the Noctilux and 90mm Tele-Elmarit.
I truly do not care what other people think of me having a Leica and =
what my motives supposedly are (Engineer {Lawyer, Doctor} with gray hair =
(if any at all) with his Leica on his (fat) stomach that wants to show =
off and has no idea about good photography) When I want to relax on =
Saturdays I go alone or with my wife to Stone Mountain, Atlanta =
Underground, the Zoo or High Museum of Art and take pictures just for my =
enjoyment. Every time I press the shutter release I experience the joy =
that is useless to explain, because there are things in life that need =
no explanation. I refrain to explain that me using a Leica is based on =
some precise rational reasons and I avoid any discussion whether Leica =
is a better camera than Nikon or Canon or brand x. I only sweat the =
small stuff when I pushed the shutter release a little bit too late and =
missed that great facial expression of that little child. Or when I =
focussed with the Noctilux accidentally on the tip of the nose instead =
on the eyes.
That's why!
J=F6rg
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From: Marc James Small [SMTP:msmall@roanoke.infi.net]
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 1997 4:52 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Leica Lovers
Erwin
There is, of course, a fourth category of folks on this list: those who
love to use Leicas and who are neither tech-heads nor grand artistes!
Perhaps we should call them 'advanced amateurs' and recognize them as
occupying one of the of the peaks of the photographic art.
Marc
msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315
Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
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