Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why is he an a**h***? There is allot more to photography than the type of camera you use,right? I know many professors, photographers who don't know much about cameras and still manage to produce great images. Mark Rutledge - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 7:51 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera? > Well, he may be a friend, but I really feel sorry for his "students," > because, based on this story, it sounds like he's a real a// h///..:-) > > B. D. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Guy Bennett > > Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 12:39 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] leica - collector's or user's camera? > > > > > > luggers, > > > > in a way, all the hubbub about the 0 series being a collector's > > or a user's > > camera reminds me of a discussion i had with a friend, a professional > > photographer who also teaches photography at a local university. it was at > > a show of his work about a year ago, after which we spent a moment > > discussing photographic equipment. at one point he asked me what kind of > > camera i used. when i responded: "a leica m6," he said: "isn't that just a > > camera for buff's?" > > > > he obviously believed that the m was a collector's camera, > > nothing more, an > > assessment with which most on this list would probably disagree. > > > > just a thought. > > > > guy > > > >