Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Cary, et al: >> But I disagree with somebody saying it's not "your" shot. It sure is, it's just different. I've always thought the camera takes on a life of its own when it's used "blindly." >> This whole conversation is pretty silly. I shoot more than 50% of my images without looking throught the viewfinder. Some because they are made with a 4x5, others because the camera is on a tripod and I'm looking over it. Portrait photographers everywhere have long known that if you look over or around the camera you can both relax your subject and see the subtle details of their expresions better. Viewfinders are important to people who DON'T know how to see a photgraph without a camera. For me the Leica M is valuable because it gives me the least viewfinder of any camera I use. Tom