[Leica] Leica Cameras

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

On Jul 2, 2013, at 3:06 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:

> Tina made it because she started out a very long time ago. She has stated
> that she invested the money she made in better times in the past and used
> that to buy her digital Leicas today. Nothing wrong with that, but that
> means her experience is not relevant to young ones just starting out. New
> photojournalists today do not make the money to buy that stuff. Sorry to
> upset you with facts, but that's reality. What I said was true, and will
> never apologize for telling the truth to anyone.

Chris,

While some of your points do have veracity;
you're making this about Tina;
and about photojournalism;
and equating the two with the cost of gear
and affordability;
making it all quite convoluted.

Your perception and interpretation of "reality"
does not necessarily ring true with other's
perception and interpretation.

We have known a few "young" photographers on this list
who've managed to by Leica's and other "expensive" gear
and find success in chosen fields.

I know a couple "young" shooters who've managed
buy medium format gear and conduct their business successfully.

I'm not privy to the details of the history of Tina's career.
When I came to this list I was under the impression
that she worked for one or more non-profit agencies;
and that she build her photographic catalog with that work.
I was also under the impression that she also financed her own
travel photography expeditions to supplement her catalogs.
I have no idea if I'm correct in these assumptions.

To my knowledge she was not employed by news publications;
though she may or may not have sold photographs
to news papers and/or magazines.

In any event tossing out what news photographers in Indiana get paid;
or where you think any individual would "need" to go for funds to buy gear;
whether a parent, bank loan, inheritance, work in coal mine, sibling, 
selling drugs,
loan from a wife, or husband, or any other income or gift source under the 
sun
has little to do with Tina; or how she feels about the gear she chooses to 
use.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
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