Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I?m with Ted. Old fashioned technology is fine. As long as I can see clearly through a viewfinder and see the shot, then I?m happy. Nice glass is good. The rest of it doesn?t matter. Much though I admire the M as a technological marvel, i?m wondering why I should change. I don?t think I will. I do think that Leica are doing a great job. I talked to Andreas Kaufmann on saturday at the Goodwood Revival before Photokina. I was very pleased at all the new items as it will hopefully mean that they will be around for a lot longer yet. Best wishes, Charlie Chan www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 19 Sep 2012, at 20:11, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi CREW, > With all this new stuff you lads are talking about and explaining how > wonderful it will be using a Leica?????? > > I'm really surprised how any of us ever got decent photographs this past > 60 years? I suppose, HCB, DDD and many many others of us were extremely > lucky we ever got anything in proper focus without peeking? And our > photographs are still revered today. > > At one time it was offered, "if you gave 100 monkeys in a situation each a > camera, some "might take or make some interesting images?" Now with all > this new whiz bang stuff most of us can't afford the camera in any event! > It wont require a 100 monkeys to take, maybe? A few interesting > photographs? Or one? Because the instrument in hand, it seems, will only > take one monkey with lots of money to buy one and the camera will be > taking perfect pictures with out even knowing what's happening! Well maybe > peeking??????? Peaking??? > > As in many earlier announcements about improvements etc.? Why not SAVE > some of the comments until at least a couple hundred? machines are in the > hands of everyday folks like ourselves to find out if all these dinky toy > improvements actually give you better "CONTENT PHOTOGRAPHS?" Remember > folks that is what photography is supposed to be all about! "THE IMAGE > CONTENT CAPTURED!" By the machine in our hands and and what "WE SEE!" Not > the camera guts!!! > > Just wondering in my usual state of confusion after being a photographer > who "took the picture because it was what I saw in the viewfinder and > little white lines?" CLICK! Neat photo without a thought about what was > inside the camera other than? "I did put film in it? Didn't I?" Just > wondering? > > Your endearing thoughts most welcome. :-) > cheers, > > Dr. ted :-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information