Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]:-) ___ Sent with SnapperMail www.snappermail.com ...... Original Message ....... On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 13:34:52 +0100 "Daniel Ridings" <dlridings@gmail.com> wrote: "Damn! Now you tell me! " "I already ran out and bought a rigid chrome Summicron and an M3 with "black tape on it! " "Daniel " " "On 3/21/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: "> The only way to get photos "like HCB" has nothing to do with what lenses "> you have in a drawer, or what camera you use them on; it is to be born with "> his artistic ability and sensibility. HCB would have shot "like HCB no "> matter what equipment he had used, as long as that equipment had allowed "> him to realize his vision. I'd concentrate on developing the vision, not "> trying to ape the style. ;-) "> B. D. "> ___ "> Sent with SnapperMail "> www.snappermail.com "> "> ...... Original Message ....... "> On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:13:17 -0800 Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com> "> wrote: "> "Why not, we all have at least a Leica body or lens right? "> " "> "Most of us suffer from equipment-itis, you know, the urge to say, "If I "> "only have that XYZ, I can get that photo just like what's his name HCB!" I "> "contend that this is harder to do if you start the Leica obsession late so "> "you don't already have a drawer full of Elmars, Summicrons, etc. I mean if "> "the drawer already has a few ASPH 'luxes or 'crons of different focal "> "lengths, there aren't a whole lot of (logical) reasons to get anything "> else! "> " "> "Discuss,... or not. "> " "> "// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please "> "use richard at imagecraft.com) "> " "> " "> "_______________________________________________ "> "Leica Users Group. "> "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "> "> "> _______________________________________________ "> Leica Users Group. "> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information "> " " "_______________________________________________ "Leica Users Group. "See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information