Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gave up pro photography 15 or 16 years ago when I saw what direction it was going, now can afford Leica ;-) john > -----Original Message----- > > John, you're a hobbyist, not a professional, right? There's nothing wrong > with an amateur getting excited about a new camera like that, but a > professional photojournalist should be someone so deeply committed to > photography that she would not need her interest 'reinvigorated'. Her > inspiration should come from the stories she can tell and the desire to > make the world a better place. There are so many guys out there who live, > breathe, dream, eat, sleep photography that would love a job she frankly > doesn't deserve. > > -- > Chris Crawford > > On 12/30/12 1:23 AM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > > >Shrug, buying an M9 reinvigorated my interest. - I now take many more > >pictures in a month than I used to in a year...... > > > >John > > > >On 30/12/2012, at 7:07 PM, "Chris Crawford" > ><chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > > >> If buying a new camera 'reinvigorated' her interest in photography, then > >> she has never really been that committed to it anyway. Sad thing is, > >>this > >> airhead has a job with a major newspaper. > >> > >> -- > >> Chris Crawford > >> > >> On 12/30/12 12:50 AM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Woman bites dog! At last! (-: > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPad > >>> > >>> On 30-Dec-2012, at 8:41 AM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/photography- > blog/2012/dec/28/lei > >>>>ca > >>>> -m-e-rangefinder-photography?intcmp=ILCMUSTXT9387 > >>>> > >>>> john > >>>>