Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have to say 'thanks,' and your comments are all right on - although I would argue that number 4 will always have some relevance as a political social image...But given our short national memory, maybe not..:-( As to the Big Question.. Yes, #3 was shot with a Summicron 28....#4 was shot with a Vivitar Series I 28 on a Honeywell Pentax, which is what I "moved up" to from my first "real" camera, a IIIc with a Serenar 50 1.8. I think the lesson here, given that thus far 50% of the guessers have guessed wrong, and NO ONE has flat out said - 'Oh, THAT's a Leica image,' is that as wonderful as Leica glass is, this 'I can tell a Leica image at 50 paces stuff' is so much bs. ;-) Bottom line - "it ain't the meat, it's the motion." - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 3:40 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Two "new" images I'm going to be PC for a change. It doesn't matter. Two strong images. Number 3 is a timeless image that any human could process and make up their own mind about. Number 4 requires social relevance training; This means that in some cultures and at some future time the image will have little relevance. Back to the debate about captions, number four has a different meaning in 1968 than 1964. But, just because I actually got some sleep and a whole day off, #3 is the Leica and #4 is the other. Only because you keep saying that you use your Leica where they are strongest which is wide angles in low light. That describes the shot of the couple on the bed. Don Dory dorysrus@mindspring.com - -- 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