Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, BD...yeah, I thought I was "obsessive" about gear... this has been a revelation for me......:) :)...I was under the impression that I didn't need to ever replace my "summicrons".....little did I know :) :) Walt On Sun, 7 Mar 1999, B. D. Colen wrote: > I never even THOUGHT about > it's "performance"....it's Leica, so it's probably at least > fair, but ya know what? the pictures are sharp and hopefully > meaningful....back to my LUG bashing, most "shooters" don't > think about all this crap....they shoot, expecting the best, > and usually get something OK.....if not, then they might > worry about it....jeez > > Walt > > ---- > Good point, Walt. I must say that after hanging out on the LUG for a while > now, I'm left wondering how every legendary photographer over the age of 50 > who ever shot with a Leica managed to become a "legend" using such inferior, > crappy equipment. It's really astounding to think about what we were fooled > into thinking was acceptable quality before the advent of the latest > generation of lenses - how did HCB do it in 1938? How could Esie have > possibly gotten the shots he did? And Larry Burrows? (Must have always been > using Nikon! :-))Capa? Henri Huet? And those Jim Marshall shots we all > thought were so spectacular? We must have been on acid! How could we > possibly have thought those images were acceptable? Gene Smith? No wonder he > did so much manipulating in the darkroom - he must have been making up for > the inferior lens quality... > > Yes, the latest lens are optically the best lenses. Yes, they will reduce or > eliminate flare under circumstances where earlier generations would not > have. Yes, they can give you the ability to count the seam threads on a pair > of jeans at 20 yards. > > But you're right Walt..."most 'shooters' don't > think about all this crap....they shoot, expecting the best, > and usually get something OK.....if not, then they might > worry about it....jeez.." > > And you know what, I'll be that when all is said and done, the "shooters" on > this list like Eric, Tina, Ted, Harrison, etc., feel the same way when > they're out shooting and not at the keyboard... > > :-) B. D. >