Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, I plan on using my R8/DMR, so why not it is a Leica Product after all.? Gene -------------- Original message from Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr>: -------------- > > > Craig Semetko wrote: > > > Wow is right! Well done, Alastair, on putting your thoughts down and > > thinking things through. > > > > Count me in for the project. > > > > While I totally understand your concerns over getting enough > > pictures, IMHO, I would think we should use all Leica equipment for a > > project called Leica Century. Ironically, we had that requirement, I > > think, for FOM2, which didn't bear the Leica name in the title, so I > > think if we're now commemorating 100 years of Leica we ought to use > > Leica. > > > > And to me, the camera, or "box" DOES matter. I understand the concept > > that a good photographer can take a good picture with any camera, but > > virtually ALL of my best photographs have been taken with a Leica M. > > It simply feels right. I have tried to use SLR's and they are great > > tools for certain jobs but they don't feel right to me. I prefer > > street photography and I have not been able to accomplish what I want > > in that arena with any other camera than a Leica M. > > > So we're back to it? > What of Alastair's wonderful R DMR pictures in Antartica then? > Sorry Craig, your views seem much too narrow for me to join if ever ... > phx > > > > > So while I understand when people say the camera doesn't matter I > > strongly but respectfully disagree. That may be perfectly true for > > them, but for me, the red dot means much more than a status symbol. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Craig > > > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > On Jan 4, 2009, at 8:48 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > > > >> Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 08:46:50 -0600 > >> From: "Fred Holzapfel" > >> Subject: [Leica] Leica Century: initial proposal from Alastair: LONG!! > >> To: > >> Message-ID: <000001c96e7b$47093bb0$d51bb310$@net> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >> > >> Wow, Alastair, count me in. After reading your LONG post twice I > >> find this > >> an inspiring and exciting challenge to us all to improve our day to day > >> photography. I look forward to submitting to this effort. Well > >> written. > >> Thank you for heading up this effort. It's almost like getting a late > >> Christmas present. What a good way to make it a "Happy New Year". > >> > >> > >> > >> Fred Holzapfel > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information