Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 12/11/01 17:02:29 Paris, Madrid, chris@almqvist.net a écrit : > Here are some things I experienced at the opening night of > photographic exhibition featuring the Leica photos that will appear > in a special London supplement of a design magazine here. We were > told the photos had been made using the new Leica O series. > > 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 can´t oblige. There was hardly a > single in-focus negative, except for a few of static items. Perhaps > this was ART. > > Chris > -- > Christer Almqvist > look at my b+w portraits > www.almqvist.net/chris And who was that clown ? Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html