Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]To me it calls to minds some of the guitarists I've seen and even known over the years perhaps starting out. Sometimes all they have is a guitar. They may not have money for dinner. But they're sure as hell not going to sell their guitar they'd soon as sell their shoes. And to "trade" in their axe for a cheaper one? The mind reels. - - from my iRabs. Mark Rabiner http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ > From: Kay Yang <liangjiyang at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:05:03 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Would you trade your M9 to go back to an M8? > > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information