Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A very interesting topic and conversation. I can only offer from experince of shooting for magaines, wire services, commercial clients, Ad agencies and any number if various clients. Only once was there a question. The assignment required shooting on 4X5 size film. I showed them a number of 35 Kodachromes shot wth Leicas. AND? :-) They said .... "OK go with your gear it will work perfectly!" :-) cheers, Dr. ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Lottermoser" <imagist3 at mac.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 10:59 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Subject: Re: Fuji X 100 versus Leica M9 > > On Nov 28, 2012, at 11:38 AM, jon.streeter wrote: > >> A friend of mine told me in the '70s that art directors didn't take >> photographers seriously unless they were shooting with Nikons, >> Hasselblads, and a few other well-known brands. I never worked with an >> art director, so I took his word for it. > >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Greg Rubenstein" <gcr910 at gmail.com> > >> Simple explanation for all this tech and test stuff: use the right tool >> for what you're trying to accomplish regardless of brand. You know what >> works for you -- and your clients, who hire vision and results, not >> brands and data sheets. > > both statements have proven true in my experience. > > "Art directors" hire "talent" > More often than not the "best talent" use the "best tools" > > sometimes the art directors (and their agencies and clients) can't afford > the best talent. > they then try and hedge their bets by specifying that at least "the > talent" use "the best tools." > > 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