Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, but the comments do come from different corners: those who love the hands on approach to learning photography and are happy to recommend the LTM are not over on the other thread asking to buy the digital back: or if they are, they see the issues as different strokes for different blokes. For me, the digital world is exciting, BUT I'm so wound up with it at work, that I like an escape: this is the darkroom, older cameras etc. BUT if I want to get the best document or essay, I would move to more modern equipment, AND projects like FOM2 are a reality ONLY because of digital techniques, the internet and LUGfamilies. Cheers On Monday, Jun 30, 2003, at 12:51 Australia/Melbourne, Martin Howard wrote: > > I love the LUG. As a phenomenon, it never ceases to amaze the bored > social scientist lurking within me. On the one hand we have a thread > lauding the new proposed digital R back, how digital has surpassed > film, and anything you can do in the darkroom you can do in Photoshop. > On the other hand, and at the same time, we have a thread extalling > the virtues of the old thread-mount Leicas, more or less serious > suggestions that they make excellent first rangefinders, and voices > from every corner defending each of its bizarre quirks as advantages > over more modern gear. > > Never a dull moment. > > M. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html