Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While nobody will dispute the excellence of Leica glass and the beauty of the Leica M concept (that is after all why most of us are here), I don't think the article is particularly good, and the photos used to illustrate it are mediocre at best (actually I think they are pretty awful). I too used to think that digital cameras are complex, but guess what--it is up to you to decide how complex you want to make it. The only time I even go into the menus of my 20D is when I put in a new flash card, to format it. Otherwise, the settings have been unchanged since I bought the camera in October 2004; the controls I use are to set the cameras on aperture priority or occasionally on manual (same as on the M7); I change the aperture as needed (same as on the M7, except that the aperture ring is a wheel on top of the camera) and shutter speed when shooting on manual (again, same as the M7 except that it is done with a wheel on the camera body instead of a dial). That's it. I don't see anything complicated here. Oh yes, I do change the ISO speed when needed. It requires pushing one button and then turning a wheel until the desired speed is set. Takes about 2 seconds. I don't remember being able to change film that quickly ;-) Nathan Richard wrote: > http://luminous-landscape.com/essays/enough-already.shtml > > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, > please use richard at imagecraft.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com