Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the weather is also the lack of rain - well I wish it was ;-) Amiti?s Ph Le 24 mars 13 ? 23:33, Steve Barbour a ?crit : > > > Sent from my iPhone > Steve Barbour > > On Mar 24, 2013, at 3:29 PM, Cedric Agie <cedric.agie at gmail.com> > wrote: > > You don't have to take notes anymore with the Leica M-9. The camera > does it for you. > There must be a reason. > *** > the same reason we have weathermen in places it never rains... > > > > Years ago Leitz made ads saying; "Leitz heist precision". Or the name > of Leitz is precision. > > Regards > > Cedric > > 2013/3/24 <tedgrant at shaw.ca>: >> Nathan Wajsman OFFERED: >> Subject: [Leica] Technical detail--why? >> >> >> >>> Someone, I think Cedric, commented on Jean-Michel's pictures >>> today, asking >>> for technical details. That got me thinking--back when I first >>> took up >>> photography in 1985, I religiously noted lens, exposure etc. in a >>> notebook. >>> I still have that notebook. The only thing is, the I have never >>> actually >>> used the information noted therein. Nowadays, I do not care about >>> the >>> technical details, indeed, when I post my weekly pictures, I don't >>> even >>> mention the equipment used. What's the point? Either the photo is >>> good or it >>> isn't. Whether I used my 4x5 or my iPhone should not influence the >>> viewer's >>> evaluation. >>> >>> Technical details are useless at best, and harmful at worst.<<<<<<< >> >> >> Hi Nathan, >> Keeping details as I have heard many many photogs do over the >> years. I have >> always asked.... "why do you do that?" The usual reply is great if >> one is a >> techie instead of a photographer first. "Just in case I need it to >> take a >> similar picture." Or, "so I will know what lens or film I used." >> As though >> they're going to shoot the same scene same place 5 years later. >> >> The logical time anything technical needs to be "remembered" is >> there is a >> specific action seen in the photograph." Blurred background in a >> foot race >> or race cars and one wants to illustrate the high speed.... Whether >> you >> write it down or not doesn't matter as all you need to know is to >> use a slow >> shutter speed and pan camera as fast as the cars or athletes are >> moving. >> >> It's called.... "Shooting swishy-pans" And I've done that since my >> first >> Summer Olympics in Mexico 1968? Sure makes high school kids in a >> race look >> like they're going 100 miles an hour. >> >> Like you, in my very early days I asked a photographer about >> keeping records >> as it appeared every frame he shot he wrote it into a "little black >> book" >> full of numbers, lens size, film, ASA rating etc etec. So I >> thought, "Gee if >> he's doing that I better do it as it must be very important because >> he >> writes it down after every picture taken." >> >> Bought a little black book, dated the page, location, camera (Leica >> of >> course,) lens, aperture and shutter speed. ) As I closed the book >> after an >> entry a super neat stock-car crash had begun to happen! In the >> confusion of >> writing down the stupid information I missed a particularly amazing >> crash of >> two cars rolling over and over! >> >> I bent down, picked up the little black book and threw it as far as >> I could >> into the race track infield and never ever ever made any notes >> again! But >> the techies love it! In reality it's nothing but an incredible >> waste of >> time for real photographers who take pictures to capture incredible >> content >> moments! >> >> I DON'T CARE WHO THE HELL THE PHOTOG IS, THERE IS ONLY ONE THING >> YOU NEED TO >> DO ! >> >> and that is shoot succesful, interesting and on occaision....... >> mind >> blowing photographs. >> >> WHAT LENS? HELL TELL ANYONE ASKING, ANY OLD NUMBER AS IT WONT MAKE >> ANY >> DIFFERENCE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WONT OWN, NOR RUSH OUT AND POP $3 or >> $4 >> THOUSAND FOR THE LENS IN ANY EVENT. >> >> And even if they did the chancs are they'd be so busy making notes >> they'd >> miss the shot with their new $4k shining new lens. >> >> But then what doesn't turn my heart into a racing vehicle of >> excitment >> having written it in the little black book. Turns the techie into a >> fireball >> of wisdom because they have it written down for the next occaision >> 25 years >> from now when they need the information. >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Nathan >>> >>> Nathan Wajsman >>> Alicante, Spain >>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> YNWA >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 One sees clearly only with the heart. 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