Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Arche, I remembered it. My memory is (sometimes unfortunately) archive-like. When Brian visited Adelaide earlier this year I meant to ask him some questions about the archive search engine, but we were too busy having fun for me to get around to them. I recently, for instance, cited Ted talking about the difference between the shutter sound of an M6 and M7 - it took me hours of searching to find the message, which I remembered clearly. There is nothing wrong with the LuG search engine, on the contrary, it works marvellously well. I just need to learn to train/direct it like I can direct my own memory. Sorry for the delay - internet is hard to find in Africa. Later, Marty On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:27 PM, H. Ball Arche<h_arche at yahoo.com> wrote: > Marty, > > I'm mildly interested in the archaeological record of that Erwin-Tina > exchange. Of course, I've often read Tina's expression of her reasons for > using a Leica, which she does with a wonderfully concise clarity. > > Was that something you remembered and dug up, or something that you'd > tagged and saved, or an exchange that has re-surfaced and passed into LUG > lore without my noticing it in the intervening decade? > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2009 9:59:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] 50/1.1 Nokton > >> If we never ever extend our technique to tripods and large fine prints why >> invest in exotic glasses, hyper close tolerances and obsessive quality >> control from a small company in central Germany.? > > To get a small camera with simple controls, no mirror and thus a clear > view of my subjects. ?Tina said it better than I can here: > http://leica-users.org/v18/msg05890.html > > "I do use Leicas because they > are quiet, unobtrusive, mechanical, and reliable. ?The excellent glass is a > bonus for which I am very grateful, but I will not put the camera on a > tripod, use slow film, and stop the lens down to maximize the quality of > the lens if I lose the photograph in the process." > > Mine have not been very reliable (amusingly, my most relible M is my #1 > M8). > > I would still use Leicas if the glass was only as good as the decent > stuff from their 35mm SLR competitors, and as fast. > > Marty > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >