Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan, Make sure you tell them of your approval. In this day and age there are a lot of people who would not understand the importance of having the camera in manual mode. I know that some on the list would cringe and shake their heads but my little girl (who is now all grown up) at one time ran around the neighborhood with an M-4 and dual range around her neck. She was around 10 years old when she started and would come home and soup out her own roll of Tri-X. Of course she had help from dad on occasion but the idea was that with a little instruction, not all of it concerning photography, she was trusted to do the right thing at the right times. She never disappointed me and I still use that M-4 and Dual Range. With a little more time, Kathleen (now 6 going on 26) will use the same M-4 and Dual Range. BTW she also played on her mother's 350 year old violin that is worth a factory full of Leicas. We've got to start 'em young........... Cheers, David Medley Whidbey Is. WA USA dmedley@whidbey.net > My 10-year old son will spend the first week of August at a day camp at the > British School of Brussels, with the theme being photography. There will be > darkroom instruction and of course photo taking. In the instructions we received > it is stated that the children must bring manual cameras, or if they are > autoexposure or autofucus, the child has to know how to use it in manual mode. > My son is going with a user Leicaflex SL and 50mm Summicron--no worries about > turning off the automation there... > > Nathan > > David Medley wrote: > > > I'm teaching a 3 day workshop next weekend. In my instructions to the > > students, I have asked, among other things, that they know how to take their > > camera off "automatic" before they come to class.