Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> >> Trouble is that it does not influence me to buy a Chevy or a Leica. > >> Interestingly Robert Dosineau used several different brands of cameras > >> throughout his 50 year career, and never endorsed any of them. > Even more > >> interesting, looking at his pictures I can not tell the > difference between > >> any brand. So are endorsements just hype? Probably. > > > > Oh - the guy who was "economical with the truth" (as Mrs. Thatcher's > > sidekick said) about his kiss photograph... hmmm > > > > tim a > > > > Tim, > > Was this meant to be a profound and intelligent reply? > > sl We are talking adsvertising - profound and intelligent? Merely the fact that his photographs where somewhat interesting when it appeared they were "caught moments". Once it became known they were setups, they became no more interesting than the average issue of Vogue. So, to me it really doens't matter what kind of camera he used. Any more than I would be interested in what Greg Gorman used for his latest shot of Arnold. Tim A - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html