Shel Belinkoff wrote:
On one hand you say "use what equipment you feel comfortable with ...." and
then you seemingly criticize or judge his choice when you make the comment
"I dont have the problem he seems to have with the buttons and controls.
I simply set it to manual and do what I normally would do with a manual
camera: set exposure, compose and shoot, whats the problem?"
I'm not criticizing his choice, the Leica is fine for him, and thats
good. I'm simply responding to his criticism of others choices, such as
my own, which I am defending.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Gonz
Well, I cannot contest what he likes, use what equipment you feel
comfortable with and lets you concentrate on the image and moment you
want to capture. I do contest however, his obsession with the technical
aspects of the equipment and especially the lens choice. While it is
true that there is a difference between mediocre and good lenses, I
don't see enough of a difference between top quality Pentax lenses and
top of the line Leica lenses to justify that system. I do wish however,
that Pentax made a monochrome version of the *istD, it would quickly
replace my color *istD, which is my camera of choice right now. I dont
have the problem he seems to have with the buttons and controls. I
simply set it to manual and do what I normally would do with a manual
camera: set exposure, compose and shoot, whats the problem?
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Pete Meyers makes the move from digital back to film. Some of what he
expresses mirrors what I feel, although I cannot attest to his technical
accuracy about a few points regarding digital, or even some of his
comments
about film. However, many of the technical points he makes are of
little
or no interest to me, certainly not in the overall context of the entire
article. Perhaps some here will find his comments mirror their own
feelings. I'm sure others will dismiss what he has to say with little
thought ... progress moves forward and Pete - and others, including
myself
- are lagging behind.
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/enough-already.shtml
http://tinyurl.com/dxxto
Shel
