Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
"We need to know what the lovely old camera was called for the blurb in book!"
This was the question I got asked via an email today from the co-ordinator of an event I took black and white photographs at a few months ago. It took me a while to work out that she was refering to my Zeiss Ikon which was the camera I mainly used with occasional use of an R4A for the wider shots.
It was almost disappointing to have to inform her that the camera was in fact a current Ziess Ikon rangefinder that's only a couple of years old and the R4A is about the same vintage!
This perception of what is probably the most advanced film rangefinder ever made intrigues me and to this particular person the new Fuji X100 would probably elicit the same response. It's things like this that make me glad I use a rangefinder ... something different!
This was the question I got asked via an email today from the co-ordinator of an event I took black and white photographs at a few months ago. It took me a while to work out that she was refering to my Zeiss Ikon which was the camera I mainly used with occasional use of an R4A for the wider shots.
It was almost disappointing to have to inform her that the camera was in fact a current Ziess Ikon rangefinder that's only a couple of years old and the R4A is about the same vintage!
This perception of what is probably the most advanced film rangefinder ever made intrigues me and to this particular person the new Fuji X100 would probably elicit the same response. It's things like this that make me glad I use a rangefinder ... something different!
willie_901
Veteran
I got the same thing when people saw me using my ZI-M. I agree with your prediction about the X100. I hope shopping mall security and others who harass people with DSLRs will assume the X100 is just a toy and leave me alone.
(I expect a thank you from all the X100 haters who now have the perfect opening to respond: "well it is is just a toy")
(I expect a thank you from all the X100 haters who now have the perfect opening to respond: "well it is is just a toy")
StaaleS
Established
Well, it _is_ just a toy! (Keeping in mind that we, manly men that we are, absolutely love toys.)