Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: Photojournalism as a profession > is quite cost conscious, and that has a lot more to do with choice of > cameras used rather than performance of those cameras. So the fact that > they are, or aren't used by photojournalists has more to do with that. Many > of the ones I know would choose Leica if they could afford it. They are > subversives like me. :-) Eric, Indicative of the style of American business today, including the press, to think short term investment--Canon's cheaper so go that way, etc. Since most newspaper photographers have equipment supplied, they are a poor source for checking equipment preferences. But we can be pretty sure that if a PJ is carrying a Leica, he/she probably bought it, not the pub. donal - -- Donal Philby San Diego www.donalphilby.com