Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]And what, pray tell, is "real photography?" Is it James Nachtwey's photography done inside Baghdad while the bombs fell? Is it virtually all the images we see in our daily newspapers and most of what we now see in news magazines? Or is it the photos people post here of their kids and their kids friends? What is "real photography?" And why does the particular camera used make it more real? Just wondering. :-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Afterswift@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:56 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Staying w/ film for a while - handled a D100 (and a 10D, and...) In a message dated 8/4/03 1:30:54 AM, richard@imagecraft.com writes: << What I would like to have is a simple camera, with low shutter lag, and a kick-ass lens. Yea, a digital M :-) Yes yes, I know a digital M is not feasible right now, but I will take a simple digital M'ish camera that does not take all M lens, but just one good zoom, or one good 35/50/90 combo (35 equiv.). >> Richard, It exists: The Olympus 5050 or the Nikon 5400. You can have a ball with them. Then, for real photography, get to work with that splendid M7. br - -- 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