Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I never thought of it this way before; personally, I just like the viewfinder. The M viewfinder does not remove and isolate you from reality like an SLR does. I like this, others may not. Up here in Canada, 99.99999% of people think you have a crappy little old camera. They are much more impressed with Cankon FOS 5v and a 15-2000 f126 lens. I use M cameras because they suit me. If I wanted to impress the babes (or beaus), I would use something else. John Collier PS: Hard to use! What is so complicated about focusing and setting the exposure? PPS: I take a ton of useless photos :-) > From: Cmrausr@aol.com > > Do we indulge ourselves with outdated, hard to use Leica equipment, and miss > out on opportunities for more creative images, because we are afraid that if > it is easier, photography as an art and craft is somehow lessened in > importance? > > Is use of Leica equipment a form of visual conceit, a belief that somehow the > equipment will provide a certain amount of legitimacy to images that are > otherwise useless?