Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hear hear, I've also met Erwin several times and am convinced he is not influenced by money coming from Leica. He does admire Leica for its inovation, quality and technical skills. But don't we all? Bu the is critical also when needed. You may not like him that's okay, you may not like his opinions either that's okay too but one should not insinuate things which can not be proven. That his pictures aren't the best around doesn't bother me, it's his technical knowledge I need him for. Cheers, Michiel Fokkema 2009/2/3 Nathan Wajsman <photo@frozenlight.eu>: > If Erwin had commercial interest in Leica, do you really think he would be > stating in his review of the 3.8/24mm that it is at least as good if not > better than the much more expensive 2.8/24mm? He has certainly been > critical > of Leica when warranted. These insinuations about his commercial interests > come up from time to time, are always unsubstantiated and are denied by > Erwin. Having met him in person several times, I choose to believe him. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Feb 3, 2009, at 7:13 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: > >> >> I take everything Erwin writes with a grain of salt, simply because I have >> never been satisfied that he does not have undeclared commercial interests >> in promoting Leica. His optical knowledge is solid, but he expresses >> himself poorly. I understand that he is not a native English speaker, but >> if he wants to publish as an authority, he should get his work edited for >> clarity. I also didn't like the pictures he has shown and would prefer to >> look at better pictures taken with less technically investigated >> equipment. >> >> I have an M8, a couple of film Leicas, some Nikon SLRs and a few >> Rolleiflexes. I may add a 5x7 or system medium format camera sometime. >> My >> professional photography is currently mostly limited to work down a >> microscope, for which I have a Zeiss scanning camera attached to our >> microscopes at work. For my own work, colour photography doesn't really >> interest me. I understand and am confortable with B&W film exposure, at >> least in terms of getting results that I like. Since it is 'personal >> work' >> this is all that matters. I have struggled with this with the M8 and am >> still equivocal about most monochrome digital work, including most of the >> very good work shown here on the LuG. I'd rather spend time shooting film >> happily and making myself happy than struggling with digital. I am >> comfortable with the output, the cost it incurs to me, and I think >> materials >> will be available for my lifetime, so I'm sticking with it. >> >> If Leica made an M8 with a monochrome sensor with wider dynamic range than >> the M8 and highlight rendition at least as good as the Nikon D700 I'd be >> interested. But I doubt they will ever make such a camera for a few >> cranks. >> I would also work differently if I was working for a newspaper, or taking >> photos of people's weddings, or something like that. >> >> Marty >> >> Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene >> >> >> -- >> Be Yourself @ mail.com! >> Choose From 200+ Email Addresses >> Get a Free Account at www.mail.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 >