Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>List > >I had a most educational conversation with a working pro in my country. > >Based on his experience, different clients view the different cameras he >uses differently. > >The older and well to do clients have a high respect for the MF Rolleis and >Hasselblads. They will pay well for good pictures taken of them with those >cameras. > >The younger lot will, on the other hand, think he is nuts if he used a >Rolleiflex TLR to take their pics. What they want is to see a big SLR >and the bigger the better. So he uses the Mamiya 6x7 which makes their >eyeballs pop out. He thinks this is because the young is more exposed to >the TV media where they see "pros" using big cameras. > >For 35mm, Leicas have the best reputation beating Contax, Nikons, etc. >Clients never ask questions when he uses his Leica. In his words, "A leica >around my neck is the best reputation enhancer. It carries its own >credentials." > >Dan Khong Socio-anthropologically interesting, maybe, but not exactly the best testimonial, Dan. What was it Barnum said about the public? - -Robert