[Leica] Pre or Post???

[Ric Carter]

When our newspaper was being converted to it first computer incarnation in the late ‘80s or so, The installer/trainer came to me early on and told me I was going to be system guy. Why me? He told me, “It’s always a photographer. They’re not afraid of hardware. They like gadgets.” I think this verifies Jay’s contention. Were we Luddites (Leicaphiles included), we’d never have stuck with photography and it constant technical growth and exploration.

Ric



> On Jun 14, 2026, at 10:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> 
> Peter,
> Everything has a context. F64 was a manifestation of the cutting edge
> technology of its time, offering higher resolution through advances in lens
> design, and, as you say, faithfulness, because it was the first time that
> capturing minute detail was possible. I am quite convinced that most of the
> photographers of Adams' generation would have embraced modern technology
> with both hands. They were no Luddites, insisting that they would only
> produce daguerreotypes or calotypes, just as the photographic pioneers did.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2026 at 3:31 AM Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> You make an interesting point, Jayanand. f64 was about ultimate detail,
>> but also about faithfulness. I am very sure that he would have
>> appreciated many of the tools we have today, but he would have seriously
>> avoided some others.
>> 
>> I wonder what camera he would have chosen to replace his plate ones?
>> 
>> Peter
>> 
>> On 12/06/2026 03:57, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG wrote:
>>> Ric,
>>> I agree with you 100%. The only change is that the tools differ!
>>> 
>>> I once saw a gallery exhibition in London featuring a dozen
>>> interpretations of "Moonrise, Hernandez," printed by Ansel Adams himself
>>> over the years. The last print was unrecognizable compared to the first.
>> So
>>> much for that!
>>> 
>>> IMHO, Ansel Adams would have been the most enthusiastic user of digital
>>> capture and post processing ever. We should never forget that the greats
>> of
>>> that generation shot B&W film because that was all that was available to
>>> them, not out of choice.
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM Ric Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 11, 2026, at 5:17 PM, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> For the joy of viewing, image manipulation provides a far better image.
>>>> As
>>>>> Jayanand stated fine unless a representation is made that the image is
>>>>> unadulterated.  With today's tools just assume that no image is as
>> seen.
>>>> 
>>>> Maybe we’re all experienced enough now to know that no picture is or
>> ever
>>>> was unadulterated. (Or uncropped).
>>>> 
>>>> Ric
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> --
>> Dr. Peter Dzwig
>> 
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