Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Le Grand Experiment
From: "Mikiro MORI" <mmori-tky@umin.ac.jp>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 13:32:47 +0000

>This time, I've decided to be just a little more radical about it. I'm in
the
>process of getting rid of every camera and lens I own except an M6 and 50mm
f/2
>lens. For the next year, the only two lenses I own will both be 50mms--a
>Summicron for the camera and an Apo-Rodagon-N for the enlarger. I'll shoot
only
>Tri-X and make only 6x9 full-frame prints on 8x10 paper. If it's possible
to
>work in a more simple or basic way than this, I don't know what it is!
It'll be
>the first time since 1993 that I've owned an M6. I need to get away from
>thinking about cameras, lenses, papers, and films, and concentrate on
shooting
>skills,  camera handling, picture editing, and the visual content and
meaning
>of pictures for a while.

I admire your determination.  I once decided to use only a 50 mm lens only
to keep an increased number of cameras and lenses.  Amatures (including
myself) should remember that they are, in a sense, privileged to restrict
their equipment to a minimum.

I do wish you luck.

Mikiro