Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 6/29/2006 8:40:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time, joelct@singnet.com.sg writes: B. D. Colen wrote: >Of course what I really love is the fact that never before in human history >has so much expensive photo gear been used to produce such mediocre photos >week after week after week after week I don't see your point at all. Mediocre is a subjective label, and to cut a wide swath with a teeny little instrument like you just did is beneath you. What is not a pleasant photograph to you may be a winner in someone else's eyes. The past six years or so that I have been here and on other lists have taught me new ways of seeing through other's eyes. It's funny to me, that when I post an unusual shot, I'll get comments equally liking it and hating it. Mostly, I get no comment at all, and it surprises me when I do get one. Of course, if I do post an interesting shot that gets a few comments, you or someone else will hijack my subject line, and it will finally turn into a conversation about the price of beets in Russia or something else completely off-topic, pretty much like this one did. There are many examples of hardware that is far more expensive put to "useless" tasks. Take an Indianapolis race car; millions of dollars spent to go 500 miles and end up (hopefully) in the same spot. Other examples of non productive expensive things Hot air balloons Gaming Computers Plasma TV sets Formal Living Rooms The list is long. I don't shoot Leicas because I expect they will make my pictures better. I shoot Leicas because I am a gear snob. Kyle says I am a conspicuous consumer because of my two M7's but I love the tactile feel of them. I have been around Leicas since I was a young teenager, and now I can afford several (albeit older ones.) People have priorities, I drive a 1999 Plymouth. You commute to work in a vehicle that costs several million dollars. I like being able to stop and photograph a flower on the way to work. You are stuck with taking pictures of the people who ride in your car. Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana Oldest continuous settlement in La Louisiane ?galit?, libert?, crawfish