Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>After the official introductions I went up to the photographer and >asked him why he used Leica. "Because it is the best camera!" And why >is it the best camera, I asked. "Because of the lenses!" But none of >the pictures on display bear witness of high optical quality I said, >they could have been taken with any old SLR or even a pocket camera. >"If you hold a Leica in your hand you will know!" I hold my M6 in my >hand right now I answered, in my left hand jacket pocket. "Gimme the >camera and I will show you how I work with the camera!" So he >started shooting pictures of me and some people nearby, moving back >and forward and moving the lens setting from infinity (!) to close >up, and back, and forward again again, and back again all the way, >shooting all the time and saying that film is just material. "Send me >some prints of the good pictures" he said when he gave me back the >camera with the film finished. I canīt oblige. There was hardly a >single in-focus negative, except for a few of static items. Perhaps >this was ART. >Chris Sounds like the guy was a hack, which has nothing to do with art, good, bad or otherwise. Guy - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html