[Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use READ RESPONSE!

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Bill Pearce OFFERED:

> Subject: [Leica] Cameras Real Pros Use
 > For a working PJ, using a Leica exclusively is a fool's errand. There are 
> too many times when a long lens is necessary and the Leica can't do it. <<<

excuse me???????????

Bill surely you jest? And or have a major hate on for LEICA? AND lacking a 
great deal of Leica glass knowledge! 

But even then there's lots of incredible "LONG LEICA GLASS AVAILABLE!" 
Obviously the user must be a well paid staffer! In my case I was always 
shooting for clients to the extent I had times when I wished I could clone 
myself to cope with the offered assignments.  TODAY???? 2012???????? NO 
DISCUSSION! :-( I now create my own projects and generally paid in 
royalties, sales of prints, DVD's, books and lectures across the country. 

Prior to the digital era and the somewhat demise of Leica due to it's 
failing horribly in re-action to the digital era firestorm as many others 
failed to move with or ahead of the times. 

A Leica in the hands of experienced well published and experienced 
photojournalist's,  Leica was the camera of many of us! Long glass and SLR's 
or widest wides! I used the following lenses on either M's or SLR models. Or 
both when applicable depending on the tools required to do the assignment 
properly! And I hardly if ever considered myself on a fools errand! 

Actually my good fellow, "YOUR REFERENCE IS BLOODY INSULTING!"

The list of lenses owned and used on M & SLR's as the assignments called for 
them: 15mm both, 21mm both, 28 both, 35 both, 50M, 60 macro, 100macro, 
80-1.4, 90's both, 180-2.8, 250, 280-2.8, 400-6.8, 400-2.8, 560-6.8. AND the 
800mm when required! Or quite simply use the 1.4 and 2X extenders on the 
400mm 2.8 locked together creating a drop dead incredible 800mm f8.0. A 
couple of zooms, 35-70-F4 and a couple made by the Japanese for Leica.  

And the most incredible ZOOM beyond ones wildest imagination razor sharp 
wide open 80-200 f.4.0 zoom lens! Incredible wide open or any aperture!      
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Yester year????????? I'd have a Leica before anything else! Today? Even with 
the listed glitch's and I had the income or "earning it in today's dollar 
relationship to the long ago past?" YEP! You bet!  Maybe my changing one eye 
eye-sight MIGHT create a situation to go to Canon for auto-focus. But that 
only! 

You see there are photojournalists who've worked the world about, on 
assignments beyond the wildest imaginations of many and used Leicas for more 
years than the majority of young-'uns of today were born.  Gear is gear and 
to each his own as the assignment demands. Yep I've always been first in 
line to bitch about Leica....... ! BUT? I'll take a Leica before all the 
rest anytime. And that me lad is said purely due to 60 plus years of 
experience as a published working Leica photojournalist! And still doing it 
in the 84th year of life!! Although in a slightly limited fashion these 
days! But a Leica still in hand! :-)
Have a nice day! 

cheers,
Dr. ted