Re: RE: [Leica] Wetzlar Solms Canada Portugal....

["Jim Shulman" <garcia@chesco.com>]

Actually, several years ago I decided to combine the two:

I produced classical CDs illustrated with Leica-made photographs!

All best,
Jim Shulman

- -----Original Message-----
From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@attglobal.net>
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Date: Monday, November 15, 1999 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [Leica] Wetzlar Solms Canada Portugal....


>> Well, Alistair, I'm biased from my line of work as a classical musician
>where
>> our tools are also collectors items and knowing and understanding their $
>> value is survival in a world where the best tools range from $100,000 to
>> $4,000,000. In this case, the fondlers must be multi-millionaires. Not
the
>> case for cameras.
>>
>> Photography is not a job for me. Purely fun and enjoyment. I enjoy
seeking
>> the best tools as well.
>
>Siver-halide based still photography is one of the few fields where
>professional-grade equipment does not cost much more than consumer-grade
>equipment.  Have you looked at the pricetags of Arriflex, or other
>professional motion-picture equipment?   You will quickly see that Leicas,
>which cost perhaps merely an order of magnitude more than what a normal lay
>person would consider reasonable for a camera, is extremely reasonable in
>comparison.
>
>Classical music is one field where patrons has always supported the art,
>since the time of Vivaldi and Bach.  There is a long tradition of wealthy
>individuals and families supporting a number of artists through direct
>financial support, or making expensive musical instruments (in the case of
>string instruments) available to them.  The latter is also a tax-effective
>programme.  In this era when there are more classical musicians than ever,
>with a dwindling audience, the life for musicians is tough, though it had
>never been easy.  However, you will noted that some of the best known
>orchestras and festivals are very well endowed.  There are probably a few
>photographers left who are supported by patrons.
>
>I convinced my 'cellist wife that I really had to buy the Steinway B
>semi-concert grand piano, by showing that I could buy a world-class
>instrument for a small fraction of what it would have cost to buy a 'cello
>of the similar calibre.  :)
>
>
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