Re: [Leica] Old fashioned?

[Ted <tedgrant@home.com>]

Simon Stevens wrote:

> >>>>>>Anyway, my question is this: What do LUGGERS think of as "old
> fashioned"
> in a camera?<<<<<<<

> Anything pre Oskar Barnack! ;-)

> >>>>Does simplicity denote old fashinedness? <<<<<<

Well it might, however I'd rather feel a tad old fashioned and be using a
Leica M of any kind as long as I can "KISS it"  The "keep it simple stupid"
method of simplicity in taking pictures while using an M camera.

> >>>Styling?<<<<<

Hardly.

> >>>>Quality  of construction?<<<<<

This doesn't count as there are lots of guys shooting big old wooden cameras
that are creating wonderful photography! I suppose the quality of the "wood
construction" would denote a sense of quality. But not worth a
consideration.

> >>>>How do you evaluate lenses?<<<<<<

If what turns up on the film is cool.... then the lens is cool! ;-)

> If they are highly perfected aspherical fixed focal lenght lenses, is that
> old fashioned because they aren't zooms?<<<<<

An absolutely non issue these days as some Leica zooms are equal to primes,
apo, asph. or otherwise.

Simon mon ami, this set of questions is a complete non issue and you're
overly concerned about something that's not worth a warm beer over. Forget
the old broad and her comment,  as obviously she just doesn't know what
she's talking about!  OR! She was making a pass at you and you didn't pick
up on it! ;-) OR, it was a passing comment for conversation!

ted Grant

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