Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henning Who was it that said: "Consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds"? Jerry Henning Wulff wrote: > At 1:52 AM -0500 3/18/04, Keith V Johnson wrote: > >" Only a > >rank beginner would worry which way the knob turns." > > > > That?s either the funniest or most pathetic statement I've read in a > >while. > > FWIW, I've carried both the MP and the TTL simultaneously on several > >assignments over the last year. > > During a couple of tough situations I found myself rolling the > > shutter > >dial on the M6 the wrong way. No lost shots, no big problems. When the > >chance to trade for a Non TTl came up, I figured I'd just put the thought > >out there in case there was something I hadn't thought about. > > I've been shooting for what I describe as a long time. I've carried > >several kits at once on many jobs, and I've always preferred to have > >consistency within each system. Even when I couldn't afford it. > > Anal retentive?, maybe. Rank amateur? No. Been doing this, > > successfully, > >for way too many decades to hear that and be quiet. > > My TTL is not ratty, and the camera I'm trading for is in identical > >condition. I know mine has had way more film thru it though. I'm going to > >make the trade tomorrow. It will be an even swap, between friends. > > I always preferred the smaller non ttl body, and the added bonus of > > not > >having the dials opposed is a good thing. Plus, the TTL doesn?t fit my > >Visoflex with the 90 degree finder. Yes, I said Visoflex. > > One more note, the TTL has some issue with one of my dink flashes, > >whereas the non ttl seems to get along with everything including my pocket > >wizards. > > So that?s it for now I suppose. > > > > I think this gets to the heart of the problem. I can shoot with a > number of different systems at the same time, but the cameras should > not be _nearly_ the same. If I grab a Hasselblad SWC, I know what to > do with it, and if I thereafter use a CamboWide or a Leica or Mamiya > MF, I don't make mistakes either, but if I have one Leica with a dial > that goes one way, and then an _almost_ identical Leica with a dial > that goes the other way it's quite easy to make a mistake. > > If I'm working on the ground, have time and am shooting a building > that isn't going anywhere; not problem. On the other hand, if I'm in > a plane or climbing on the outside of a slipform, there are other > concerns which take my attention, and slight variations in handling > can lead to mistakes. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html