[Leica] adams the myth

[Summicron1@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/20/99 8:05:44 AM, you wrote:

>
>And by understanding Adams, we have to view him as the ultimate
>perfectionist, proud of his work but also confident in his knowledge of the
>gear and emulsions available to him, willing to drive six hours into the
>desert in a creaky car to shoot a picture at a certain time of day with
>only a single sheet of film, as "I only needed a single exposure to get it
>right".  (My father commanded an anti-aircraft battery in Alaska during the
>War.  He knew an Aleut widow who would hunt caribou with a .22 rifle and a
>single cartridge, as "that is all I need".  She always came back with a
>caribou draped over her shoulders, off to feed h

oh please, don't repeat this old "good shooting indian"canard. anyone who 
goes off shooting with one bullet, and any photographer who goes off shooting 
with one sheet of film, would be a damn fool and a liar. I don't care who you 
are, you screw up on occassion. the cloud moves and you want a second shot. 
the cloud doesn't move but you time it wrong. Even Adams did it. He wasn't a 
machine, for crying out loud.

but i agree -- who cares what camera he used/promoted. Hell, the man had to 
make a living. He probably didn't care what brand of tool he used that much.

c trentelman
ogden, utah