Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I don't know of a single "pro" "auto everything" camera that won't let you miss shots that way! ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jeffery Smith Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 2:41 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] MP vs. M7 My inclination would be to find the one best setting and never change it, thus ignoring 95% of the 21st century features. (you know, like the folks who center text in a word processor by shoving the text to the middle of the screen with the space bar). Seriously, I (like Rei) have frames haphazardly shot at non-objects, and when I press the shutter, I instinctively think "Oh, I hope that worked" rather than "Glad I caught that image". Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:13 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] MP vs. M7 Well, I like shooting with Ms, and I like shooting with SLRs...But I will admit I've never understood the "I have to use a fully manual SLR because I don't want to shoot with a programmed camera or any of that stuff." I just did a 36 hour shoot with - for give me - my DSLR, and I had it on fully manual about 90+ percent of the time...manual shutter speed, manual aperture - manual focus. 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 Jeffery Smith Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 1:27 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] MP vs. M7 I guess I'm turning into an old fart, but what I like about Leica M cameras (and other RFs) is their simplicity. They are like what I learned on in the mid-1960's. I also like shooting with manual SLRs because they don't have all of the "program" features. I guess I would rather futz with framing and moving myself around the subject than futz with choosing from a dizzying selection of electronic settings many of which I don't fully understand. Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. Colen Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:55 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] MP vs. M7 First off, Adam, as you did correctly quote me, I said "with some notable exceptions." Yes, there are some pros who still use Ms. Hell, I still use Ms - for some purposes. But Leica Ms have for about the last decade, if not longer, been more of a fascinating curiosity than a staple of the pro world. Go back to Vietnam and everyone carried Ms with wides and Nikon Fs with long lenses. But those days are - well, history. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't use and love the cameras. But I was responding to Eric's asking if the MP was a camera for pros, or for collectors. Best 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 Adam Bridge Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 12:06 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] MP vs. M7 > the sad current reality is that for all > intents and purposes - with some very notable exceptions - Leica M > cameras are no longer "instruments of the pros." Period. Hmmm...this seems so absolute. If you mean in the photojournalistic markets then you're absolutely correct. It's digital world now and anything that shoots film just isn't in the ballgame any more. I think it won't be long before we see little "satellite dish" hats for photojournalists in the field so they can upload their images. (an image for humor only - we all know that dishes are passe). But there are certainly professionals who use Leica 35's for environmental portraiture and even for landscape photography where the choice of film and lens can be adapted to the desired look of the final work. In these situations it's not irrelevant at all. At least that's my thought. Adam - -- 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 - -- 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 - -- 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