Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/17

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Perhaps a new (on)topic, or the conceit
From: "Wang, Albert" <Albert.Wang@ibx.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:43:24 -0400

I think that this is a total myth and very delusional to think that a person
can take better pictures with a Leica rangefinder than a SLR. I have used
the Leicaflex Model 2 and it churns out just as reasonable pictures as my
Canonet rangefinder. I think that we tend to be caught up in the tools we
are using rather than the compositional creativity that we ought to be
worried about. In fact, one of my winning photos was taken with a Nikon
8008s w/ cheap Russian Arsat lens. The picture was the bomb I have to admit.
So far I haven't developed any of my hardcore Leicaflex pictures but I
suspect that a few of those will outdo any of the M6 pictures that people
boast about.

By the way, I have seen some kickbutt pictures taken with toy cameras
especially the Holga. I think that Kyle can definitely vouchsafe that his
Nikon AF cameras can produce just as solid pictures as the Leica M6 he uses.
For me, I like to use different cameras like different paintbrushes the way
that Picasso chose different media. We tend to brag about his paintings but
forget about his sculptures and ceramics and even stage sets too :)

Hopefully I can redeem the Leica SLR to a much higher status than what it
has been getting lately. And by the way, I do care about depth of field too!

Alfie

- -----Original Message-----
From: Walter S Delesandri [mailto:walt@jove.acs.unt.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:18 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Cc: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Perhaps a new (on)topic, or the conceit


> > "I take better pictures with a Leica rangefinder than with an SLR
> because...

I had an interesting discussion with a Leica Rep (Howard Cornelson) in 
Houston 20+ years ago....similar to this question....

All things being equal, many people WILL take better photos with a Leica 
than other cameras...and no, this has NOTHING to do with lens quality or 
focussing accuracy....it's a subjective thing....one feels almost an 
obligation to the camera to exploit its virtues!!!

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