Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Tina, Wasn't aware of that, and you have me beat..., only four Leicas and twelve lenses! :-) You ought to post some of that stuff occasionally too as pictures from an M have a way of looking quite different from those from an SLR/DSLR. There are a number of photojournalists who are eagerly awaiting October, but here's a friend who could care less! :-) http://www.chrisweeks.net/ And oddly the crowd he shoots own Leicas and love his B&W coverage and portraits. Regards, William -------------- Original message from Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net>: -------------- > At 11:27 AM 6/5/2006, you wrote: > >Some people may find them cute. It's a way to make a buck. Uses no > >special resources. I won't buy it. You don't even shoot film. > > > >William > > Of course I do! Not for business but for fun. My M7 goes with me > most places and I still have a lot invested in Leicas with an M3, M4, > 4 M6's, an R4, R6.2, and R8 with dozens of M and R lenses. I just > hate to see Leica prostitute themselves for the "cameras as jewelry" > crowd. I'd much rather seem them go after the photojournalist crowd > that they used to appeal to, but you're right - most photojournalists > have abandoned film for digital because of the workflow. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP, NPPA > http://www.tinamanley.com