Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, Doug. Exactly what I am talking about. A friend of mine -- who makes his living from stock, Getty Images, and from royalties from a record he produced many years ago -- shoots with Canons, used to shoot with Nikons, has expressed the opinion that Leicas are not worth the money. We were discussing bokeh during his Nikon era, and he said, in response to my telling him that Leica produced a more pleasing look in the out-of-focus portion of the image: "That is so not important." The guy is a genius. His photographs are stunnimg, breathtaking, humbling...but we certainly have a different way of looking at bokeh. Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Doug Herr" <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Subject: [Leica] Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9 Date: Wed, Nov 28, 2012 3:59 am Richard Man > >Doug, I think yours is a special case. With your wild life where the fine >details and colors are just OMG amazing, the Leica R glass is pretty darn >awesome. > >However, for most people (yes I am also aware of Tina's problems with CA >with her Canon lens), Leica is not a limiting factor, or the converse, >Leica does not make photos better. It can make a better photographer though >:-) > People vary (sometimes greatly) in the perceptive discrimination. Some people perceive subtle differences between beers; some care only that they get a buzz. Some people can hear the difference between a Northern Flicker (a woodpecker) and a Pileated Woodpecker; others can barely distinguish between a bird's call and a squirrel's chatter. The same differences exist in individuals' visual perception skills and abilities. I am well aware that for many people the differences between the way lenses draw a picture are too subtle to distinguish, and that other factors are more significant. For others the differences between lenses or sensors is glaringly obvious. I don't presume that my perceptive skills (or lack of... ) are matched by others; the micro-brew industry is clear evidence that others perceive more than I do. Whether anyone else sees it or not, the differences between the way lenses draw a picture smack me upside the head. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information