Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Perfection is reached not when one has nothing more to add, but when one has nothing more to leave out. St Exupery, "Le Petit Prince" - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Doug Herr > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 2:31 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] KISS (was: Leica of watches) > > > on 7/19/03 9:33 AM, Martin Howard at mvhoward@mac.com wrote: > > > Jean-Michel Tomaschett wrote: > > > >> Have a look at: > >> > >> http://www.fortunecity.com/marina/customhouse/111/Dufour.htm > > > > On this site, we can read the following quotation from the designer and > > maker of the watch 'Simplicity': "In the watchmaking craft, it is > > easier to make something more complicated than it needs to be." > > > > This is true of a great many things. Jokingly referred to as creeping > > featurism, I find it one of the most annoying aspects of modern product > > design. It's largely why I don't own a digital camera. And it's why I > > love using Leica rangefinders. > > > > M. > > > > Martin I believe you've elucidated the entire reason the M and this list > exist. Rangefinders are not appropriate for many of the types of subjects > I've chosen but as my personal Quest I searched for the simplest, > least-buttoned-and-switched SLR that would give me the results I > wanted. I > found the SL many years ago and, having strayed occasionally toward both > simpler and feature-creeped cameras, I've concluded the SL > (especially with > 400mm f/6.8 Telyt) is where I want to be. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.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