Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Mythology v Reality - A Call For A Thoughtful Di
From: "B. D. Colen" <BDColen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1998 11:43:00 -0500
 
> My one and only visit to a camera club (the Montreal Camera Club)
> impressed
> me with their obsession with sharpness.  It seemed to be the overwhelming
> characteristic by which they judged photographs.

Could that be because any hack can take "sharp" photos by buying the
"sharpest" lenses, finest grain film, and sturdiest tripod, while only a
good photographer can (consistently) take good photographics, and only a
great photographer can take (consistently) great photographs?