Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Lluis. Your opinion means a lot to me. Being "just" a woman. when I get emotional or angry, I cry. It's hard to explain to Tom why I have been sitting at the computer all morning crying. I wrote the history of my business to justify to myself and to him that I don't need to excuses or justifications or explanations ;-) ! I'm going to spend the afternoon wallpapering and dancing! Tina On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > TINA, > > I had no time to follow the discussion, and neither I wan't continue on > it, I have other things where I want employ my time. Just read few from Ted > and you now and I would like just to add two cents. You Tina, you don't > need explain neither justify your work, we know it, and I say once more > congratulations for this. It is not your fault if you have make business, > this is the target many of us wanted, it is not your fault if Leica is > maybe the best camera system ever made, everyone can do his own choice, it > is not your fault if you have bought or not bought any lens in the latest > years, you don't need justify anything, just continue showing and letting > us continue enjoy your work. > > Thank you for all of this, you have been very kind telling us all these > things > > Saludos desde Barcelona! > Lluis > > El 02/07/2013, a las 17:38, Tina Manley escribi?: > > > LEICA USERS GROUP - > > > > I have been a professional photographer since I incorporated my business > in > > 1980. I have worked really hard to make my business self-supporting and > it > > is. I worked for many years as a teacher until my photography business > > began to bring in more money than teaching. I bought my first Leica M6 > in > > 1989 because my old Minolta SRT101 would not hold up to the extreme > > conditions of my trips throughout the developing world, where most of my > > assignments were. I have used Leica M6, M4, M3, M2, M7, M8, M9 and MM > > cameras. I have Leica M lenses from the 21 to the 135. All of my Leica > > lenses are old. I have not bought a Leica M lens in many years. All of > my > > Leica cameras were bought and paid for with money from my business. As > > digital cameras have improved, I have upgraded my Leica cameras. If I > had > > not had to switch to digital for business reasons, I would still be using > > my Leica film cameras. None of my purchases were made for emotional > > reasons. Leicas perform for me. I would not use them if they did not. > I > > have never had a Leica camera fail that Leica did not repair quickly, > > sending me lenders overnight. I am sorry that the cameras are so > expensive > > but I do believe you get what you pay for. In my experience, Leicas are > > worth what I pay for them. I have never used a Fuji camera or an > Olympus. > > I'm sure they are wonderful. I hated the Canons I used when I first > > switched to digital. At this stage of my life, I am not interested in > > switching systems. I am not interested in using medium format cameras > and > > cannot imagine carrying one to some of the places I travel. Leicas > happen > > to be the perfect cameras for me and my work. That's why I'm on a Leica > > Users Group. If you hate Leicas, perhaps you should be on another group! > > > > Tina > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.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 > > -- Tina Manley http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com