[Leica] Another M9 question

[photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Phil)]

But if you're using the camera for work in, say, Philadelphia City
Hall, you have to have the exposure dead-on because you can't ask the
mayor to pose again 'cause you f'ed up the "beautiful flourescent and
tungsten lit" shot by not using a flash.

Often it's necessary for work. 

Phil Forrest


On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:12:24 -0700
<tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 
> Richard Man offered:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Another M9 question
> 
> >>In any case, now we will return to the expected "Why are you using
> >>a flash
> on the M?" vs. "I always use a flash" debate :-) <<<<<
> 
> No No No there is no debate worth having! PERIOD AN ABSOLUTE WASTE OF
> TIME! Because using a flash with any M camera is an absolute waste of
> beautiful natural light motivating you in the first place to take a
> picture! It isn't the flash going poof destroying what you are
> seeing ... the for real light on the subject!
> 
> For heaven sakes its' the light you see on your subject screaming at
> you to take the picture in the first place! Not the flash!
> 
> DEBATE?  Ridiculous to even consider it in the first place.
> 
> Hell one is either a photographer with the ability to see beautiful
> light and subjects working together and making an exposure to capture
> exactly what's making your belly squiggle with excitment at the scene
> before you to shoot! And once again, not the damn flash destroying
> what you are looking at!
> 
> Dr. ted :-)
> 
> Am I beginning to sound like an anti-flash person? ;-) 
> 
> 
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