Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So, Ted, do you think that someone like Eugene Smith, who was notorious for showing up with massive amounts of gear, which he matched to the assignment at hand, and knew every trick in the book as far as printing and developing is concerned, was merely an artsy fartsy dilettante who spent to much time playing with himself, instead of taking great pictures? I know you have been doing this professionally for 50 years, but I do not understand why you seemingly always dismiss any technical or artistic ambition, beyond lining up the blinking lights in the viewfinder as amateurish flim flam. I'm not a working PJ, but I do work professionally with film and cameras in the movie business. I do not see how it is possible to achieve the best work possible, if you have not mastered the tools and technical skills of your craft. If you do not do so I do not see how it is possible for you to achieve the best of ones artistic ability and over come any difficulties one will encounter in the field. Sorry, but this does not make any sense to me. Feli >On Oct 26, 2004, at 12:14 PM, Ted Grant wrote: > > Hi Gene, > > Neither did, nor do I, simply because if you don't know, nor worry > yourself about this nickel and dime viewfinder stuff and do your > photography with what you're looking at in the viewfinder, one has a > much better time. > > Heavens the years I've used Leica's to date is longer than some a live > on this list and it never occurred to me that there was anything wrong > with the viewfinder. As it always comes down to........ "How damn good > is the picture?" That's what people need be concerned with rather than > this nickel and dime viewfinder stuff. > > Besides who shoots an M camera and expects to have what you see in the > viewfinder to be "absolutely perfect on the film?" And if they do > they're in for a huge surprise because if one requires that kind of > accuracy they should use an R or some other camera where you see 99% > to 100% of the screen and what's going on the film. > > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com