Sparrow
Veteran
Thou shalt avoid clichés like the plague
FrankS
Registered User
Everyone needs an M3. 
eli griggs
Well-known
Embrace the Sunny 16, light meters are for the feeble minded.
Eli
Eli
laptoprob
back to basics
So favoring Sonnars (Steinheil, Canon, Jupiter) over Leica glass makes me burn forever? Especially when using them on M bodies?
I like it hot!
I like it hot!
40oz
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you can't take good pictures with cheap Russian glass because quality control was so shoddy that any errors in focusing is a result of the lens, not you. There apparently wasn't a single J-3 ever made that doesn't need adjustment today, just as a clue as to how bad things were behind the Iron Curtain.
I'm just waiting for my Elmar and Summitar to get back from my repairman (They needed adjustment and were a bit more fogged/hazy than I like - they are over 50 years old by now, you know, so nothing unexpected), and I'll send you a few shots so you know what real quality looks like.
Sorry, here it is in directive form: "Issues with older Leica equipment is an expected result of the natural processes of time, often fondly veiwed as an opportunity to "get re-aquainted" after repairs. Issues with all other older equipment is a result of shoddy manufacturing and an example of the low-class people who bought them new."
Another couple:
"The only reason to use a Leica is to impress the people who don't know anything about photography. People buy them just to brag about how much money they have."
"Leica is so good, many photographers have replaced their MF Hasselblad systems with the M7. It's just that good."
"If you are the type of person that thinks the cost of the equipment is directly related to the quality of your images, then Leica is for you."
I'm just waiting for my Elmar and Summitar to get back from my repairman (They needed adjustment and were a bit more fogged/hazy than I like - they are over 50 years old by now, you know, so nothing unexpected), and I'll send you a few shots so you know what real quality looks like.
Sorry, here it is in directive form: "Issues with older Leica equipment is an expected result of the natural processes of time, often fondly veiwed as an opportunity to "get re-aquainted" after repairs. Issues with all other older equipment is a result of shoddy manufacturing and an example of the low-class people who bought them new."
Another couple:
"The only reason to use a Leica is to impress the people who don't know anything about photography. People buy them just to brag about how much money they have."
"Leica is so good, many photographers have replaced their MF Hasselblad systems with the M7. It's just that good."
"If you are the type of person that thinks the cost of the equipment is directly related to the quality of your images, then Leica is for you."
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mw_uio
Well-known
40oz, love this quote that you posted; "If you are the type of person that thinks the cost of the equipment is directly related to the quality of your images, then Leica is for you". ha ha ha......
How many people with a M7 use "aperture priority"? ha ha ha!!
MArk
UIO, EC
How many people with a M7 use "aperture priority"? ha ha ha!!
MArk
UIO, EC
amateriat
We're all light!
Truism:
Great photographs appear when your camera is miles away.
Defeatism:
Everything worth photographing has been done fifty times over.
Pragmatism:
The best camera is the one in your hands at the right moment.
Egoism:
I could've done that.*
Masochism:
I ain't got no meter. I don't need no meter. I ain't got to use no stinkin' meter!!!
Jealousy:
I could've had a show there too, if I (insert compromising act here) to the gallery owner like he did...
And so on.
- Barrett
(* The punch-line to the oft-told joke about how many photographers it takes to change a light bulb: "The answer is Five...one to actually get on a ladder to change the bulb, and four to stand around the ladder and say...")
Great photographs appear when your camera is miles away.
Defeatism:
Everything worth photographing has been done fifty times over.
Pragmatism:
The best camera is the one in your hands at the right moment.
Egoism:
I could've done that.*
Masochism:
I ain't got no meter. I don't need no meter. I ain't got to use no stinkin' meter!!!
Jealousy:
I could've had a show there too, if I (insert compromising act here) to the gallery owner like he did...
And so on.
- Barrett
(* The punch-line to the oft-told joke about how many photographers it takes to change a light bulb: "The answer is Five...one to actually get on a ladder to change the bulb, and four to stand around the ladder and say...")
sam_m
Well-known
FrankS said:Everyone needs an M3.
jokes only please.
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
You get what you pay for.
BigSteveG
Well-known
Can there be any exceptions for
Can there be any exceptions for
Konica Hexanon lenses?
Can there be any exceptions for
raid said:
Konica Hexanon lenses?
ChrisN
Striving
"Thou shalt not photograph homeless people."
jaffa_777
Established
If its a good picture, it must be because of the leica camera I was using with the lens that cost me my marriage combined with my favorite film that records 15+ stops of information.
If its a bad picture I must need to spend more money on a leica camera, marriage breaking lenses and find a film that alows to me shoot without metering.
If its a bad picture I must need to spend more money on a leica camera, marriage breaking lenses and find a film that alows to me shoot without metering.
GoodPhotos
Carpe lumen!
"Silver Halide is The Way and The Life. None shall obtain true quality photographic salvation except through Silver."
ferider
Veteran
ChrisN said:
Part of the 10 commandments of the PLUG (if you know the acronym PAW you know what the PLUG is ...):
1) Thy children are ugly. Do not make us look upon them.
2) Thou shalt not have a photograph entitled "Pop-Pop" in your Leica portfolio.
3) Thou shalt not photograph thy dog, nor thy cat, nor thy ass.
4) Photographing in exotic locals does not makeith thou a great photographer.
5) Thou shalt not photograph buildings.
6) Thou shalt not photograph statues.
7) Thou shalt not photograph homeless people.
8) Thou shalt not photograph people from behind and call it street photography.
9) Thou shalt not own stupid Leica gadgets.
10) Thou shalt not brag about the sharpness of thy lens, nor the number of Summicron's thou hast acquired, nor the freshness of thy rear-cap, nor the dinglessness of thy bottom plate.
Cheers,
Roland.
Murray Kelly
Well-known
10) Thou shalt not brag about the sharpness of thy lens, nor the number of Summicron's thou hast acquired, nor the freshness of thy rear-cap, nor the dinglessness of thy bottom plate.
Most of my rear lens caps are FSU. Only one Leica and a Bessa-r.
Murray Brisbane
Most of my rear lens caps are FSU. Only one Leica and a Bessa-r.
Murray Brisbane
R
ruben
Guest
amateriat said:Truism:
Great photographs appear when your camera is miles away.
Defeatism:
Everything worth photographing has been done fifty times over.
Pragmatism:
The best camera is the one in your hands at the right moment.
Egoism:
I could've done that.*
Masochism:
I ain't got no meter. I don't need no meter. I ain't got to use no stinkin' meter!!!
Jealousy:
I could've had a show there too, if I (insert compromising act here) to the gallery owner like he did...
And so on.
- Barrett
(* The punch-line to the oft-told joke about how many photographers it takes to change a light bulb: "The answer is Five...one to actually get on a ladder to change the bulb, and four to stand around the ladder and say...")
Hi Barret,
You took your time to deliver. Have you been sick or something ?
Cheers,
Ruben
Spider67
Well-known
1)Thou shalt not make BW-photographs of the nude female body as the all look the same
2)Thou shalt not make colour photographs of the nude female body as this is porn
3)Thou shalt not curse the cameras of FSU as all you have to do atre some minor adjustments with a screwdriver, a set of pliers or a hammer
4)Thou shalt not mention HCB with the intent of covering up thine mistakes
5)Tho shalt never praise your equipment using the formula "And I got those 4 bodies plus an array of 14 lenses for the price of one Leica M6"
6)Thou shalt never forget the importance of bokeh
phew.....That should do....
RXMD's post is terrific it could lead to the exclusion of at least three other fora!
2)Thou shalt not make colour photographs of the nude female body as this is porn
3)Thou shalt not curse the cameras of FSU as all you have to do atre some minor adjustments with a screwdriver, a set of pliers or a hammer
4)Thou shalt not mention HCB with the intent of covering up thine mistakes
5)Tho shalt never praise your equipment using the formula "And I got those 4 bodies plus an array of 14 lenses for the price of one Leica M6"
6)Thou shalt never forget the importance of bokeh
phew.....That should do....
RXMD's post is terrific it could lead to the exclusion of at least three other fora!
Dektol Dan
Well-known
'Amidst the ongoing thread about cropping, in which croppers were outcasted from photography to the flames of Hell....'
-Ruben
I would say 'banished to the purgatory of hobbyists'.
Amen and amen.
The Ten Suggestions:
1. Flare is my fault because I don't understand the concept of keeping the light source over my shoulder and behind.
2. My pictures are out of focus because I don't understand the 1/3 in 2/3 out rule of depth of field.
3. My pictures are flat looking because I insist on buying modern fast lenses that are crappy performers at higher f stops.
4. My pictures have no depth of field because I haven't learned how to hand hold and brace my camera at longer shutter speeds so I can use higher f stops.
5. My photos are boring because I can't follow the action in an imaginary frame.
6. My photos are lifeless and lacking texture because I'm 'too good' to learn the zone system.
7. My photos are boring because I only use 'fill the frame' composition enforced with cropping.
8. My pictures are uninteresting because becasue I'm afraid to get close enough to my subject.
9. Because I am lacking the right skills I depend on higher film/iso speeds than the occasion demands.
10. I use digital instead of film so I can shoot infinite amounts of garbage with the hopes of getting the one good one instead of honing my skills.
-Ruben
I would say 'banished to the purgatory of hobbyists'.
Amen and amen.
The Ten Suggestions:
1. Flare is my fault because I don't understand the concept of keeping the light source over my shoulder and behind.
2. My pictures are out of focus because I don't understand the 1/3 in 2/3 out rule of depth of field.
3. My pictures are flat looking because I insist on buying modern fast lenses that are crappy performers at higher f stops.
4. My pictures have no depth of field because I haven't learned how to hand hold and brace my camera at longer shutter speeds so I can use higher f stops.
5. My photos are boring because I can't follow the action in an imaginary frame.
6. My photos are lifeless and lacking texture because I'm 'too good' to learn the zone system.
7. My photos are boring because I only use 'fill the frame' composition enforced with cropping.
8. My pictures are uninteresting because becasue I'm afraid to get close enough to my subject.
9. Because I am lacking the right skills I depend on higher film/iso speeds than the occasion demands.
10. I use digital instead of film so I can shoot infinite amounts of garbage with the hopes of getting the one good one instead of honing my skills.