phototone
Well-known
This weekend my wife and I were spending time at our weekend home in the little resort community of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. A very eclectic interesting small town full of artists and musicians that has a huge tourism base. Population 2100.
On saturday night we walked down to the downtown performing arts park (Basin Park) to hear a free concert of a local Afro-Pop group. I took my M4-2 and a tripod. It was packed, and dark and I wanted to try to get some performer shots, so I took my Tilt-all tripod also. I set up and so, I guess with the camera on the tripod, it was rather noticable.
A young lady stopped by and asked if I was shooting a Leica, I said I was, and she said she was also, and proceeded to pull out a nice M-6 with 35mm summaron. Turns out she is a journalism major at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, which is about an hour drive from Eureka Springs. I asked her what brought her to purchase such an expensive camera, being that she was a student. She said that she was advised that if she were serious about her craft, then she should get the best equipment.
I would have thought that a photo-journalism class nowdays would be taught with digital equipment, as that is what all the newspapers use. But anyway, the surprising thing is, that in this little small town there were two active Leica rangefinder photographers. What a magical evening.
Cool, huh?
On saturday night we walked down to the downtown performing arts park (Basin Park) to hear a free concert of a local Afro-Pop group. I took my M4-2 and a tripod. It was packed, and dark and I wanted to try to get some performer shots, so I took my Tilt-all tripod also. I set up and so, I guess with the camera on the tripod, it was rather noticable.
A young lady stopped by and asked if I was shooting a Leica, I said I was, and she said she was also, and proceeded to pull out a nice M-6 with 35mm summaron. Turns out she is a journalism major at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, which is about an hour drive from Eureka Springs. I asked her what brought her to purchase such an expensive camera, being that she was a student. She said that she was advised that if she were serious about her craft, then she should get the best equipment.
I would have thought that a photo-journalism class nowdays would be taught with digital equipment, as that is what all the newspapers use. But anyway, the surprising thing is, that in this little small town there were two active Leica rangefinder photographers. What a magical evening.
Cool, huh?
peter_n
Veteran
Very 
! I had the opposite experience a couple of months ago. I'm on a long-term project with a youth orchestra that is affiliated with Boston University. One Sunday a BU journalism student turned up at a concert with a massive digital SLR. I introduced myself to her and explained that I was using a Leica RF and she had never heard of the brand, and seemed somewhat confused about the fact that you don't see the view through the lens with a RF cam. I didn't have the time to explain how it worked, unfortunately. Later I heard that she was not asked back because of the noise her camera made...
! I had the opposite experience a couple of months ago. I'm on a long-term project with a youth orchestra that is affiliated with Boston University. One Sunday a BU journalism student turned up at a concert with a massive digital SLR. I introduced myself to her and explained that I was using a Leica RF and she had never heard of the brand, and seemed somewhat confused about the fact that you don't see the view through the lens with a RF cam. I didn't have the time to explain how it worked, unfortunately. Later I heard that she was not asked back because of the noise her camera made...
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Stephan
Guest
I was shooting at a french music festival a couple of months ago, using a D70 and occasionnaly an F80 loaded with triX pushed to 3200 (thanks mercifull
) and most of the pro photogrpahers there couldnt believe that people were still shooting film nowadays.. my excuse is that I am a photo student, and in my school they're unfortunately not to hot on digital :/