Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen, Jim feli -----Original Message----- >From: Jim Laurel <jplaurel@spectare.com> > >Exactly the point. I work in technology. In fact, some of you who >volunteered to Alpha test our new product (highly related to >photography) will see what I've been working on for the last year >very soon. Alpha invites are going out today. > >I live with technological change every day and I love it. But >photography has always been a haven for me. I love the tactile >experience of working with fine machines. I don't get the chance to >work on fine, well-designed equipment much these days. I don't care >about pixels or accuracy really. I have a certain look in mind and >that aesthetic seems to be achievable with Leica glass and film. I >do use other cameras, but I don't get the same satisfaction from >using them and, most importantly, I don't get the results I'm looking >for. When I'm taking accurate photos for the insurance adjuster I >use digital. When I want to make a beautiful photo, I use an M6. > >Many people have told me that I can get my look through Photoshop >which is no doubt true. But geez, like many of us, I spend all day >at the computer as it is. I don't want to sit in front of a machine >in my spare time as well, even if it is a Macintosh. > >--Jim > >On Jan 18, 2006, at 10:50 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> Again, Jim, if it makes you happy, it's the way to go. ;-) >> > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Feli di Giorgio feli2@earthlink.net www.elanphotos.com