Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]After selling all my Leica stuff some time ago I feel ready to dive into the digital arena. After extensive research of all the mid-range digicams I feel this 5050 would suit me. I've worked out in my mind how I think I could best adapt it to my style of photographing. - --http://wrotniak.net/photo/c5050/c5050-leica.html - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Frankly the guy who sold all his Leica equipment really isn't a Leica person. He never should have bought it in the first place. You use a Leica because of its lenses, that's the first thing a Leicaman understands. No other 35mm camera has that level of quality. Second, you use a Leica because you want dependability year after year. Third, you use a Leica because you want the even exposure of a focal plane shutter that runs horizontally. Fourth, you use a Leica because there's always someone around who can repair it good as new. Fifth, you use a Leica M because -- even the M7 -- does not permit electronics and battery dependence to totally immobilize the camera. There are still plenty of M6s around that are all mechanical with only advisory TTL metering. L'Envoi: A Leica is one thing. Everything else is another. The folks who appreciate Leicas use them. Those who don't, sell them or gloat that they own them. It's like heaven and hell. People who wind up in either place prefer to live one place or the other, as Bernard Shaw says. Everybody, according to Shaw, lands in Heaven. Those who are bored with Heaven voluntarily choose the other place. Hell is the place of eternal illusions. Heaven is the place of those who appreciate reality -- who are the masters of reality. Photography can get you into deeper thinking. Which is great! br - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html