[LRflex] Re: An Erwin Puts Quote
- From: Richard Ward <ilovaussiesheps@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:54:37 -0700 (PDT)
"Not only is it a pleasure to read and post on this list, it gives some of us
more mediocre photogs a target to shoot for."
Hear Hear Andy!~
I don't think I'll ever ever take bird photo's like what Doug pulls off. And
David's Rural Action stuff is real kick butt work. I sincerely do some images
pretty well, but seeing things here pushes my envelope and raises my standards.
I fear the 'name' in front of my quote mucked up the perception of the words I
was trying to share.
My take away from Puts' words I posted was 'put down the keyboards and pickup
your cameras' :-). Not buy my 'bosses' stuff.
Frankly, if I was cutting the guy's paycheck, I'd have some questions about the
line in my post that "Leica cameras are not perfect. There never were". He has
also put some pretty thoughtful writings up about the arguments for
Rangefinder's photographic 'Advantages' developing feet of clay (to paraphrase
loosely). Kind of also threw switching from the 8.0 to 8.2 under the bus saying
save your money, at best upgrade your body. Hard to carry the mantle 'shill'
when he's saying don't buy the emperor's new clothes. :-).
Anyway.
Peace
Richard in Michigan, usa
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From: Andy Wagner <yxandy2001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 6:24:48 PM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: An Erwin Puts Quote
Ah
Richard I do remember someone posting on this list a picture of a brick wall.
Reason being he wanted the groups feelings if the lens was sharp enough :-).
Not only is it a pleasure to read and post on this list, it gives some of us
more mediocre photogs a target to shoot for.
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Regards
YXAndy
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From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 10:55:18 AM
Subject: [LRflex] Re: An Erwin Puts Quote
On Apr 6, 2010, at 8:51 AM, Richard Ward wrote:
> Hi Group,
> just wanted to post a paragraph I found on Erwin Puts website
> (http://www.imx.nl/photo/index.html), specifically in a blog post discussing
> 'choices'.
> "If Leica photographers would use only a fraction of their time they now
> spend on the internet discussing things Leica, for taking pictures in
> whatever way they seem fit, the quality of Leica imagery would explode.
> Taking and consuming Leica pictures is more satisfying than talking
> about Leica cameras. Leica cameras are not perfect. There never were."
> One of the things I love about this 'List' is the emphasis people place upon
> making and sharing images. Maybe it's the orphaning of R cameras, but I
> prefer to think it's the quality of the company we're keeping here that makes
> the 'image' take dominance. I also don't recall ever seeing an image of a
> test chart, a newspaper, or a brick wall here. :-) I kind of like that. A lot.
absolutely true, it's all about the image...
makes me wonder why Erwin spends so much of his time shooting test charts.
Steve
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> I don't recall a single image I ever took improved by learning how to
> properly shoot a target on a wall let alone scrolling through those images as
> shot by another. It is the content which made or broke any image I ever took.
> The skills to prefocus on a baby in a swing, with an inaccurate prism, and
> adjust exposure to get enough shutter speed to overcome my wobbles and her
> relentless to & fro'ing - that comes in handy! (see
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeissfan/4493300525/sizes/l/in/set-72157623775522828/)
>
> Richard in Michigan
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