Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Responding to Brian and Tina - Brian, in all seriousness, I think you ran into a child with some serious "issues." And Tina, I have always held that how you work with the camera, and present yourself, is far, far more important than what camera you use. There are people who would set off hysteria if shooting with a IIIc with a collapsible 50, and there are people who could shooting with an EOS D MkII and a 70-200 without being noticed. Keep in mind I did all but about 1-2% of my T work with a DSLR. And I have literally never had a problem when photographing children. On 12/18/06 2:51 PM, "Brian Reid" <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > >> Odd - I shoot children; I shoot people in public places; I shoot weddings >> in >> hushed churches; and I have never had anyone react any differently to my >> using a DSLR than they used to react to my using my M6s - > > Perhaps I just look more menacing than you. > > Last week, for example, I was shooting a kindergarten class' Christmas > concert. One little girl simply couldn't cope with my Canon DSLR with a > 6-inch-long zoom lens. I replaced it with the 85/1.2 and asked her if that > was > OK. She said "it's still too big". A nearby mom loaned me a silk scarf and > I > covered the camera with that, and the girl calmed down. The next day I came > back to do the other class' concert, and used my M6 (gasp! actual film) and > there was no issue. I didn't do a scientific > experiment by comparing the two. > > Children seem to equate "camera" with "mama's point-and-shoot". > After the first show, one little boy came up to me and pointed to the > camera > and asked "are you a doctor?". Maybe he thought it was medical equipment. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information