Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Jerry - Sorry to have been a bit "harsh," which, unfortunately, is my way...I won't get into the myth of "shutter babe" but would recommend that perhaps you read "My War Gone By, I Miss It So," by Anthony Loyd (cq) as an antidote... But as to the question - and my response - in general...Sure, we can talk here about who uses Leicas etc. etc., but I don't see the point - unless what we're doing is talking about their work, and why they might use rangefinder equipment, rather than, or in addition to, the more common reflex equipment. Unless you are talking about people shooting prior to the mid 1960s, the question of whether their rangefinders are Leicas is pretty irrelevant, as there is really no other game in town, what with Nikon and Contax out of the business. (I know, I know, Koycer/Contax still makes the G2. But let's not get into that one here and now.) Who uses what camera is - unless they are doing a really special kind of shooting that calls for a special kind of camera - just a marketing game. Best, B. D. "Jerry S. Justianto" wrote: > > BD, Where else can I talk about Leica? :-) > > My curriosity on Magnum photographer using Leica is due: > > * I just read a great ebook from Peanutpress.com called Shutterbabe by > Deborah Kogan, she wrote several pages on her use of Leica. Then she also > mention about the myth of Magnum guy named Jim (Can't find it in magnum > site). > > * Abbas, Iranian phorographer, is using Leica, and I have his book, and > really like it. > > Then I saw Robert Capa, Breson etc. Just wondering how many more... > > I know they will be great with or without a Leica. But that will be > discussed somewhere else I guess. > > Regards, > JSJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2001 1:11 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Curiosity on Magnum > > 1. Take a look at > > http://www.magnumphotos.com/indexwtc/sept11port.html > > 2. If there are, they're lurking. > > 3. Not to be rude - ;-) - but why would anyone but a Leica marketing > exec, assuming that had one astute enough to wonder - and then > capitalize on it - care how many Magnum photographer use Leicas? Isn't > the relevant question: > > How do those Magnum photographers see, and then capture, all those great > images? > > :-) > > B. D. > > "Jerry S. Justianto" wrote: > > > > After seeing > > http://www.magnumphotos.com/photo.html > > > > Is there any Magnum photographers in this list, and how many Magnum > > photographers are using Leica? > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html