Re: [Leica] the 90% rule-long, rambling BS from Walt

[Walter S Delesandri <walt@jove.acs.unt.edu>]

Hi, George and BD,
> George Weir wrote:
> > 
> > Ok Walt I'll bite, and no flame intended;
> > 
> > If there is no difference in results as you say then why would it be
> > that clients, photographers and non-photographers can correctly identify
> > the "better photos" when shown a set taken under same circumstances,
> > using same film, developer, paper etc.?
I'll have to take your word for the fact that they can in your experience.
It hasn't been my experience that they could tell any difference.
  I and a 
co-worker have often mixed Leica and Nikon (as well as other formats).  Not 
once has anyone noticed the difference, even in color.  Please don't accuse us 
of being hacks, we have 60 years combined experience employed daily in 
some form of photography, using 35mm through 8x10.  I should qualify that we 
use ONLY prime lenses, no zooms, and use the "standard of the industry" equipment 
in the darkrooms (Omega, beseler, schnieder, nikkor, Hope, etc.)  
My co-worker Brent SAYS he can tell Leica shots on the light table, but that 
has NOT ever been proven in practice...the "consumer", publisher, etc, has NEVER 
commented as to brand of equipment.
> 
> Perhaps they see a difference because you take better photos with your
> Leica equipment than you do with Nikon equipment. You may be more
> comfortable with the Leica equipment. You may 'see' better with the
> Leica equipment. You may tend to use the Leica equipment to take the
> more impressive shots. You feel more confident as a photographer using
> the Leica equipment.

BD, all of the above is PROBABLY true!....you summed it up!
 You may use the Leica equipment to 
take shots which
> - because of the noise - you wouldn't take with the Nikon equipment,'

Of course, I did these shots just fine with my Nikon S2, whose lenses were 
at least as good as Leica's until the latest generations.  Now that they're 
available, I'd say the Konica or Bessa R would do an equal job.....BUT I'd 
be very afraid of future reliability and repairs....the japanese don't have 
a stellar reputation for "product support"...so it's still Leica RF for me...

Walt




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