Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/12/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ha ha. Just a bit of useless trivia. Not that I cAre one iota :-p On Friday, December 4, 2015, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Richard mon ami, :-) > HCB was then! Absolutely of no relevance to today! WHY? As certainly > DIGITAL > changes the numbers completely to? READY? :-) Oh I figure your first > thirty or so thousand .... "EXPOSURES!" MOST OF WHICH IN THE MODERN DAY.... > "you will delete!" :-) > > Comparing exposures and numbers of images of today to the days of HCB and > others of that era is an absolute waste of time! Due to our ways of today, > equipment, digital and the various electronics of today! I feel is a > complete waste of time! > > As there really isn't any relevance of time and re-actions of the > populations to "PICTURE TAKERS?" ie: "photographers at all levels?" Iphones > etc! > > Where am I going with this? Truly, I don't have a clue because day to day > these days photography changes quicker than you can breathe "while in > Heat!" > > Besides all this number stuff is absolutely of no relevance when we look at > the "CONTENT-IMPACT" of the image! Bottom line? That is all that matters > and not how many exposures on a camera! > cheers, > Dr.ted > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant <javascript:;>= > shaw.ca at leica-users.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf Of > Richard Man > Sent: December-04-15 9:23 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutter counts > > Henri Cartier Bresson said the first 10,000 photos are your worst, so I am > on my way to making all the worst photos I will ever make ;-P > > On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca > <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > Now that's cool! I never in all my years and I know "shutter counts?" > have > > been possible from Leica's for a number of years on various models in the > > modern age of "who cares?" > > > > I thought of it as a modern age dimwit bit of information! Why? Well what > > it > > should show is "HOW MANY WERE KEEPER IMAGES AND OR MADE YOU INCOME?" So > you > > shoot a zillion images? Big deal. How many were keepers? > > > > NOW THAT'S FAR MORE IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE! Please? Don't you > > think so? That of course if you're a serious shooter? > > > > Or maybe in my case? If it showed how many "THOUSANDS of ROLLS I SHOT?" > in > > each camera? The "TRUTH IS, WHO CARES?" as none of this means anything > > because all that counts is? The "quality of the photography? The content > of > > image!" Truly folks! That really is all that matters whether my > occupation > > living or an amateur for fun shooter? :-) > > Cheers, > > Dr. Ted Grant :-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant <javascript:;>= > shaw.ca at leica-users.org <javascript:;>] On Behalf > > Of > > Richard Man > > Sent: December-04-15 7:21 PM > > To: Leica Users Group > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Shutter counts > > > > I am slower down! Film is expensive! ;-P > > > > On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 7:10 PM, RicCarter <ric at cartersxrd.net > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > pick up the pace, young man! > > > > > > ;^) > > > > > > > > > ric > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 4, 2015, at 10:03 PM, Richard Man < > richard at richardmanphoto.com <javascript:;>> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I have taken 56568 photos on my E-3 and 35535 on the M9. > > > > > > > > Cool.... > > > > > > > > -- > > > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > > > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > --- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > // https://instagram.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard ImageCraft: C for Everyone http://c4everyone.com "More features and faster than GCC/Eclipse, @ 1/10th price of IAR, Keil"