[Leica] Shutter counts

[Richard Man]

Ha ha. Just a bit of useless trivia. Not that I cAre one iota :-p

On Friday, December 4, 2015, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Richard mon ami, :-)
> HCB was then! Absolutely of no relevance to today! WHY? As certainly
> DIGITAL
> changes the  numbers completely to?  READY? :-) Oh I figure your first
> thirty or so thousand .... "EXPOSURES!" MOST OF WHICH IN THE MODERN DAY....
> "you will delete!" :-)
>
> Comparing exposures and numbers of images of today to the days of HCB and
> others of that era is an absolute waste of time! Due to our ways of today,
> equipment, digital and the various electronics of today!  I feel is a
> complete waste of time!
>
> As there really isn't any relevance of time and re-actions of the
> populations to "PICTURE TAKERS?" ie: "photographers at all levels?" Iphones
> etc!
>
> Where am I going with this? Truly, I don't have a clue because day to day
> these days photography changes quicker than you can breathe "while in
> Heat!"
>
> Besides all this number stuff is absolutely of no relevance when we look at
> the "CONTENT-IMPACT" of the image!  Bottom line? That is all that matters
> and not how many exposures on a camera!
> cheers,
> Dr.ted
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant <javascript:;>=
> shaw.ca at leica-users.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of
> Richard Man
> Sent: December-04-15 9:23 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutter counts
>
> 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 <javascript:;>>
> 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 <javascript:;>=
> shaw.ca at leica-users.org <javascript:;>] 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
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > pick up the pace, young man!
> > >
> > > ;^)
> > >
> > >
> > > ric
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Dec 4, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Richard Man <
> richard at richardmanphoto.com <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I have taken 56568 photos on my E-3 and 35535 on the M9.
> > > >
> > > > Cool....
> > > >
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