Re: [Leica] Leica-More Jim, less BS

[apbc <apbc@public1.sta.net.cn>]

Jim,

If you are still lurking - just let me say that you are missed and I am 
sure I speak for many when I say that your contributions to LUG were one 
of its main attractions. Please get back in the fray - 'nil carborundum' 
and all that!

I for one am still keen to learn more about photography and Leicas and 
don't mind admitting that I make stupid elementary mistakes quite often, 
despite being a professional. So I never look down upon other 
photographers' efforts, even if they have just picked up a camera for the 
first time. There are after all many people who could not tell you the 
difference between and f-stop and a shutter speed who have taken great 
photos because their eyes told them to snap away and plenty of technical 
wizards who could not take an interesting picture if their life depended 
on it: look at some of the photo magazines or books for example - how 
many of the photos are any good at all?? Funny who gets the best jobs - 
in photography as in everything else! Still, I like to set my standards 
high.

Just lest we get too caught up in the non-photographic charm of Leicas!

By the way - I would love to hear more about the large prints you have 
mentioned: where and how are they made? I am always looking for great 
labs and so far have not found one in this part of the world - not 
surprising for mainland China but neither Singapore nor Hong Kong have 
quality R-prints IME. Best I have found is an outfit called Green Rhino 
in New York which is superb but also fabulously expensive.

Come back!

Bests 

Adrian

Adrian Bradshaw
Photojournalist
Shanghai, China