Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By essential I mean you would immediately lose your skills or edge if you were not using that certain tool. Of course the right tool would aid you to get your best work done, but if you have trouble paying other more important bills, then the tool becomes less essential. I am not sure if you think you will lose all your clients as soon as you stop using a certain camera. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:01 AM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > > On Apr 8, 2012, at 11:53 PM, Kay Yang wrote: > > > But I don't think an M8 is essential for a professional photographer. And > > if there are other priorities in life such as living expenses, it seems > odd > > to me to still keep a Leica. > > As a photographer who's earned a good portion of his family's "keep" > by using cameras, for 45 years; > and has used Leica cameras for most all of those years; > (along with Hasselblad, Linhof, Cambo, Deardorff, Toyo, Nikon, Canon and > Mamiya) > > It seems obvious that you are neither a professional photographer > nor serious Leica user > to "think" that a craftsman's chosen trade tools are not "essential." > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >