Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:31 PM 06/05/07, you wrote: > Real cameras are used in Photo Journalism in far more treacherous > surroundings >than that. . . Good point, Sony. But then, other then occasionally fending for one's life, keeping the camera relatively intact is a primary concern for the Photo Journalist. Having the little Ricoh in my pocket let me both participate in and document the event, without worrying about snagging a camera strap on the branch of the next tree banging to the ground with me attached. <I know someone who hangs out of Helicopter doors with a real camera.. Oh <That's YOU! Come to think of it - that's why I *don't* fly the aircraft and shoot from it at the same time! That's when I want a full-time pilot so I can be the full-time photographer. But having a camera in my pocket let's me be at least a part-time photographer ALL the time! Gary Todoroff