[Leica] Shutter counts

Richard Man richard at richardmanphoto.com
Fri Dec 4 21:23:26 PST 2015


Henri Cartier Bresson said the first 10,000 photos are your worst, so I am
on my way to making all the worst photos I will ever make ;-P

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Now that's cool! I  never in all my years and I know "shutter counts?" have
> been possible from Leica's for a number of years on various models in the
> modern age of "who cares?"
>
> I thought of it as a modern age dimwit bit of information! Why? Well what
> it
> should show is "HOW MANY WERE KEEPER IMAGES AND OR MADE YOU INCOME?" So you
> shoot a zillion images? Big deal. How many were keepers?
>
> NOW THAT'S FAR MORE IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE! Please? Don't you
> think so? That of course if you're a serious shooter?
>
> Or maybe in my case? If it showed how many "THOUSANDS of ROLLS I SHOT?" in
> each camera? The "TRUTH IS, WHO CARES?" as none of this means anything
> because all that counts is? The "quality of the photography? The content of
> image!" Truly folks! That really is all that matters whether my occupation
> living or an amateur for fun shooter?  :-)
> Cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant :-)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Richard Man
> Sent: December-04-15 7:21 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutter counts
>
> I am slower down! Film is expensive! ;-P
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:10 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net> wrote:
>
> > pick up the pace, young man!
> >
> > ;^)
> >
> >
> > ric
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Dec 4, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have taken 56568 photos on my E-3 and 35535 on the M9.
> > >
> > > Cool....
> > >
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