I think see a fork in the road - a rant

[Bill58]

Wasn't it Yogi Berra who said, "If you come to a fork in the road, take it?"

That's my contribution to the discussion (furor) in this thread.

 

[Nescio]

Mierda, stupid me thinking Yogi Berra being a con name for Yogi Bear... forking picnic baskets... (no pun intended)...

 

[zauhar]

This evening I was marveling at how easy it is to focus an M3 in low light. Even my IIIf was not too difficult.

The 1950s answer to 'focus peaking'

Randy

 

[loquax ludens]

"the road to the western lands is devious, unpredictable.
today's easy passage may be tomorrow's death trap. the
obvious road is almost always a fool's road, and beware
the middle roads, the roads of moderation, common sense
and careful planning. however, there is a time for
planning, moderation and common sense."

Just could'nt resist:angel:

It is good to credit the author. That excerpt is from "The Western Lands" by William S. Burroughs, 1988, the final book of his Cities of the Red Night trilogy.

 

[gb hill]

Big question; will this forum split apart into two or can we all coexist even though our terminology will eventually be unknown to each other? Oh at least one thing still holds us together: Glass!!
Those of you who know me, know that I am mostly just waxing away but occasionally I can hit a futuristic nerve.
Ciao all.

This forum has been fragmented for some while now. Not saying that as a bad thing, just when I joined in 06 the emphasis was on rangefinder cameras only. It would be nice to see it return to that level but that is only wishful thinking at this point in time.. Only APUG has kept the faith, & as RFF morphs into a more digital friendly site I suppose us die hard film fanatics will move to analog forums.

 

[Turtle]

I just don't see any anti-film bent sneaking in here. Hell, I don't even own a digital RF yet (the X100 not really counting).

Cameras do evolve, usually to help people take better pictures under a wider variety of conditions. This is all that has happened with the new Leica M (while retaining all original functions and character)? I cannot see ANY of the new functions being visible to you unless you go into the menu and find them, or start pressing buttons.

If I get the new M, I will be using it along side several film M bodies and see nothing other than a healthy evolution in the 'photographic tool'. I will be using the new M just as I do my film bodies. Nothing will change for me. This forum will not change for me. Nothing is being taken away from me.

If I wanted to be recognised for operating a difficult piece of equipment, I'd ride to work on a unicycle.

This forum has been fragmented for some while now. Not saying that as a bad thing, just when I joined in 06 the emphasis was on rangefinder cameras only. It would be nice to see it return to that level but that is only wishful thinking at this point in time.. Only APUG has kept the faith, & as RFF morphs into a more digital friendly site I suppose us die hard film fanatics will move to analog forums.

 

[Keith]

This forum has been fragmented for some while now. Not saying that as a bad thing, just when I joined in 06 the emphasis was on rangefinder cameras only. It would be nice to see it return to that level but that is only wishful thinking at this point in time.. Only APUG has kept the faith, & as RFF morphs into a more digital friendly site I suppose us die hard film fanatics will move to analog forums.

Our job in future will be to enter all digital threads purely to remind those poor lost souls of the superiority of silver halide crystals!