Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] surprises and disappointment
From: Guy Bennett <gbennett@lainet.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:54:07 -0800

>After the official introductions I went up to the photographer and
>asked him why he used Leica. "Because it is the best camera!" And why
>is it the best camera, I asked. "Because of the lenses!" But none of
>the pictures on display bear witness of high optical quality I said,
>they could have been taken with any old SLR or even a pocket camera.
>"If you hold a Leica in your hand you will know!" I hold my M6 in my
>hand right now I answered, in my left hand jacket pocket. "Gimme the
>camera and I will show you how I work with the  camera!"  So he
>started shooting pictures of me and some people nearby, moving back
>and forward and moving the lens setting from infinity (!) to close
>up, and back, and forward again again, and back again all the way,
>shooting all the time and saying that film is just material. "Send me
>some prints of the good pictures" he said when he gave me back the
>camera with the film finished. I canīt oblige. There was hardly a
>single in-focus negative, except for a few of static items. Perhaps
>this was ART.
>Chris


Sounds like the guy was a hack, which has nothing to do with art, good, bad
or otherwise.

Guy
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