Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Musings on the role of photography
From: bfranson@greennet.net (Bill Franson)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:39:09 -0500
 
>I am puzzled why modern photographers revere these old names of the
>distant past.  Their images for the most part are second rate when
>compared to the awesome results produced by many current, known and
>unknown, photographers today.
>I wonder how many of the old masters would succeed with todays
>competition if they (hypothetically) had to start now.  I suspect that
>the versatility of modern equipment would render their flair for
>peeling paint pictures totally obsolete.


Hey Alan,
Tell us why the images of "the old names of the distant past" are "for the
most part second rate"? How are we modern photographers getting "awesome
results"? And how different is a Leica M6 from its ancient cousin except
for the fact that it has a meter?

Bill Franson