Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan Wajsman said: Subject: Re: [Leica] Digilux invisibility. :-( > And as much I hate to take sides between the two of you, I must say that > B.D. is on to something here. When my friend Lars was here this weekend > with his (black) Canon D10, we went to the outdoor food market in my > town, and he was able to get pictures of people that I had not dared to > take with my Leica (e.g. Muslim women), despite the heft and size of his > camera. It was all in the way he behaved, as B.D. says.<<<< Hi Nathan, It's having the camera always ready to go, and knowing the subject is involved in mind, eye and action completely distracted from the photographer. There isn't any fiddling around focusing, manual leica or auto Canon D10. Setting aperture or any other screwing about. However, it is all about being very aware of the subject's body language, light and their activity. Then it's up, click, down! Done!!!! And the movement is one single action with almost no stop time camera at the eye. Some folks are very good at this and that's why we sometimes see some great photographs from street moments. Other's never get by the "Oh I have to make sure the focus is right on the mark, or must do a last second aperture adjustment etc." Meanwhile by now the subject is fully aware of the camera pointed in their direction and the photog is about to get punched out! ;-) ted