[Leica] Re: 90mm's

[walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)]

AMEN.....Except of course the Noctilooney bit :-D

Ted Grant wrote:

> 90mm lens. Big deal! ;-)
>
> I find all these discussions quite amazing simply because in my time I 
> bought a lens inrelation to my work. It was like this:
>
> I bought a Leica lens because it was fast as it could be, that was it. 
> Did I sweat a dog over whether it was as sharp as something else? 
> Nope, it was Leica, fast and I bought! Nothing else mattered!
>
> As in any other lens or camera, I just wanted to do my work quickly, 
> efficiently and and hopefully to be given more assignments to feed my 
> family. That my friends was the criteria for anything photographic in 
> equipment.
>
> And that's all that mattered, the right tool!  As I see these many 
> lens bits back and forth I realize very few of you people have ever 
> had to rely on your livehood through the camera or lens in hand. Quite 
> interesting indeed.
>
> Because my career has always been photojournalistic in nature, 
> documentary, news, magazine features, evolving into more in-depth 
> books. I've never gone through the emotional details some of you folks 
> appear to do over equipment. Simply because it was, has always been, 
> still is, the visual effect of the final image that counted far more 
> than the quirks and quarks of a "lens."
>
> I believe I've said in the past, the most important thing for me 
> deciding what lens to buy ...... "how fast is it?" That's all, as in 
> there wasn't any back and forth dilemma about imagery effects of the 
> Noctilux, simply because it was as fast as one could get! Bought it, 
> used it extensively, still have it and obviously if the people in 
> Solms are clever enough to make a digital camera to allow it's proper 
> use on a digital camera it may well be used again. ;-)  Maybe?
>
> But it's quite amazing how much time people waste knocking themselves 
> out over fat, thin, skinny, long, short or whatever things that have 
> appeared on screen over one simple 90mm lens. It absolutely amazes me 
> when you all would be better off out shooting pictures with whatever 
> 90mm lens you have .
>
> WHY!
>
> Because all that matters in the end is.... the beauty of the 
> photograph you've taken! Quite frankly with whatever the hell lens you 
> use!
>
> Not whether it's fat, thin, made in Canada, Spain, Germany or 
> wherever! It's the "final content in the photograph that counts," 
> that's all.
>
> Some of you people are breathing way to hard over nothing! Relax go 
> take pictures! ;-)
>
> ted
>
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