Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>Why all this BS about bokeh nokeh. Why not speak English. We're not in the Orient<< I believe that there are quite a few people on this list who are. Bryan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "khmiska" <khmiska@umich.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 7:18 AM Subject: [Leica] Bokeh Nokeh > Fellow Leicaists, > Why all this BS about bokeh nokeh. Why not speak English. We're not in > the Orient. Do you seriously think the great Leica, Hassleblad, Nikon > photographers who created so many of the well known masterpieces ever > gave a crap about bokeh nokeh etc.? I can't imagine the legendary Henri > Cartier-Bresson even giving a thought to it. Forget all this little > detail s*** and use the camera for what it's intended for - taking > photographs. I read somewhere that the great Eisenstadt did a little > lens testing; found what he liked, and then used it. The KISS principle > applies here - keep it simple, stupid. So, if you want to drum me out of > the corps, no problemo. > Kurt > Ann Arbor >