Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] (Leica) Process Not Product
From: "Frank Farmer"<frankandaubrey@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:49:40 -0500

Here, here!  Well said.

Frank

On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:30:38 -0800 PhotoWrite <PhotoWrite@intercomm.com>
wrote:

> Mr. Dave R:
> 
> I think you have something.
> 
> I will preface my comments to the group by
> stating that I am very new to the
> Leica M system and the LUG (less than three
> months). In addition, I also
> know that it is the end result that matters and
> that we all want great
> photos. Still, maybe there is room for another
> person out on Dave Rıs
> limb...
> 
> Dave, your remarks about the ease of the
> digital process and the possible
> cheapness or short-term nature (my words) of
> digital images, whether true or
> not, are very interesting. You commented that
> the end appearance is not the
> ONLY important factor when we judge an image,
> as close copies can be
> technically as good in most cases but are Œnot
> originalsı. I think one of
> the reasons this is important is that our
> subjective opinions about how and
> why things are made (including photos) affect
> how we think and feel about
> them both short and long-term. Iım even willing
> to take the digital vs. film
> Œcaptureı out of the argument for what Iım
> going to say below.
> 
> Your comments bring to mind a theory and lesson
> I refer to often from a book
> titled "Zen in the Martial Arts". One of the
> lessons is "process, not
> product", (Iım paraphrasing as I canıt find my
> book and the stories were
> read long ago)  
> 
> 'process not product' If one is solely focused
> on the desired result you may
> not attain what you desire (partially because
> of your frustration and
> eagerness). Whereas if you focus on the
> performing the correct process, with
> the proper intent, the product will come in due
> time.
> 
> So if Œthe Leica wayı works for someone, it may
> be because the manner in
> which these people practice and perform the
> process of making photographs
> with a Leica is an important part of their art
> (or learning process).
> 
> Yes, the cameras are merely tools, but tools
> are not without impact. The
> manner in which a tool is mastered or works
> well for one operator but not
> another is directly related to the tools
> output.
> 
> PhotoWrite
> James Langan 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Martin, 
> 
> >>Like most areas of technology, what drives
> development is economy.

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