Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > so i'm out covering an Event last night > (http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/senate.jpg) and there are 4 other > pj's there, one guy's got a pair of kodak d1's, and another guy's got two > of the new digital canon's, the third guy's got an older digital canon, > and this woman from the inquirer has an n90s. i've got my m6. so we're all > squished together up front and i say to the guy w/ the d1's, "hey, am i > the only person here shooting film!" and he says "probably." and turns > away. okay. doesnt' want to talk to me. during a break in the action, > they're all sitting by the door talking about cameras, i walk over, > nope, they dont' want to talk to me, get lost bozo. is it my mouthwash? my > haircut? or is it the size of my flash? one of them actually looked at my > m6 and said "geez, that's old. what kind of camera is that?" i'm > absolutely serious. am i wasting my time? how come me and my leica can't > get no respect? > > i was about to get wiggy on 'em and start doing the leica dance on their > heads but they looked like some serious bruisers so i figured i'd shut up. > > (sigh) > > anybody else get snubbed by the other reindeer cause of their camera? > > kc > Occassionally, while covering an event for the PR side of my business I run into some of the local news photogs or some of the photogs who work for the various politicians at our state capitol. Some have digital, some have film. What strikes me, though (and I should add that I used to shoot daily news) was that the current crop of photogs are generally a bunch of arrogant young dickheads. I'm 45 so I don't think I'm that old (am I Ted?). I never saw so much arrogance and presumed self-importance. As Mark Twain said: "Youth is wasted on the young." When I shot news the TV guys used to get me angry with their style and approach but we all got along and would enjoy a beer or two after work. So, Kyle, regardless of what type of equipment they're using, it doesn't mean they can outshoot you. Also, odds are they don't own their own equipment. Lets see what they would buy if they had to buy their own. - -- Carl Socolow http://members.tripod.com/SocPhoto/ New email address: csocolow@mindspring.com