Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 18/1/01 10:47 am, Doug Herr at merlin@flyingemu.com wrote: > I enjoy the process and take pride in the results. Doug - that puts it very nicely. I think that is why Leicas and other more manual cameras can offer a great deal of satisfaction in use. As a working photographer it is always necessary to try to keep a balance between getting the results I strive for in every job (and personal work too for that matter) and the continuing pleasure of using tools like Leicas even when they are lacking in some areas (such as AF, motors, flash automation etc). We sometimes tell ourselves that the very backwardness of Leica technology is the root of this pleasure and the source of better photos and often there is some truth in that. I think it is more because of the tactile qualities of the cameras and lenses (especially compared to the more plastic AF crowd) and the legend behind them added to the knowledge that some of the lenses are without peer. I spent 16 hours driving through freezing fog yesterday to get some photos in a remote village and it just made the whole experience that much more worthwhile that I was using my R and M systems to capture the best results there. If I had shot with my EOS I may have got a few additional keepers but that would have been at the expense of enjoying using some great lenses and keeping it simple. I used a 28, 35 and 60 for nearly all the work: portraits of a farmer and his son in a very poor area working at a cotton gin. The film I shot cost more than their combined annual income which gives pause for thought. Rs Adrian - -- Adrian Bradshaw Corporate and Editorial Photography Beijing, China tel/fax +86 10 6532 5112 mobile +86 139 108 22292 e-mail apbbeijing@yahoo.com OR adrianpeterbradshaw@compuserve.com website: http://www.apbphoto.com http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw.htm http://www.liaisonintl.com/bradshaw_e.htm _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com