Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>"I do use Leicas because they are quiet, unobtrusive, mechanical, and >reliable. The excellent glass is a bonus for which I am very grateful, but >I will not put the camera on a tripod, use slow film, and stop the lens down >to maximize the quality of the lens if I lose the photograph in the >process." > >--Tina Manley Sure it would be little point in using tripod, slow film or stopped down lens if the photograph would be lost in the process. Could one even speak of using tripod, slow film or stopped down lens if the photograph would be lost? But, ...would you use tripod, slow film or stopped down lens if that made the picture better? > >This goes in my card file, and as far as I'm concerned it can be the last >word on the subject. This says it all IMHO (and its brevity, simplicity, and >eloquence is a bonus <s>). > >--Mike - -- Christer Almqvist D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France