Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Erwin, It saddens me to think that the Leica is endangered. I love the look and feel of the photographs that I capture with those fine lenses rather than the image created and modified by a PC. I love to photograph in Ghost Towns. It is sort of like a sickness of mine! Over the last couple of years I switched over from transparencies to print film. Ghost Towns offer many challenges, extreme contrast is one of them. Leica lenses and print film help me capture the mood (not to mention the extreme range) of these situations. The film of choice is Fuji Reala. I use my Gitzo most of the time. Recently, because of the LUG, I have been experimenting with available light photography sans tripod! I am looking forward to acquiring a 50/1.4 Summilux for my M system. As for the question" How can APS have a 25% market share?" That's easy. Just remember who is financing APS, camera and film manufacturers. With so many players, APS is NOT going to go away. The market for single use cameras is surprising large and many manufacturers are changing these cameras over to APS. Viola, instant market share! Long live Leica, Jeff Alford