Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] don't knock the leica-h....
From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 09:17:21 -0400
References: <20010829225915.A11788@unix2.netaxs.com>

Kyle-
Now you've gone and done it with that header!
I have been going around the last hour humming and singing:
"Mama, don't let your babies grow up to use Holgas!"
(Abject apologies to Willie Nelson!)
Party on! Dude!
Dan
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kyle Cassidy" <cassidy@netaxs.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:59 PM
Subject: [Leica] don't knock the leica-h....


> mike gil sayth:
> 
> >Please don't make us, use Holga's.  Have you seen some
> >of this stuff.  I think seeing light leaks into the
> >frame is not a cool thing.  Or the other half dozen
> >random effects created by this plastic camera.  Most
> >pictures taken with a Holga look like they accidently
> >took off the top of the film developing can before the
> >film was fixed, smeared vaseline on the lens and used
> >the wrong lens hood.  HCB would not be HCB with a
> >Brownie, imagine him showing a portfolio full of
> >technically weak photographs to an editor.  
> 
> there are a lot of kids here who kick most of our butts: 
> 
>   http://www.toycamera.com
> 
> like kim taylor and sue agostini and trent chambers ....
> 
> it's not the box, it's the heart. i'd gladly trade my leica for some
> artistic vision. i kick myself every day for not being able to come
> through like i want to, and my leica's ain't helping me. it's my
> frustrating lack of vision, the leica's got nothing to do with it.
> 
> i think someone pointed out here before that many of HCB's shots were
> technically weak but expertly printed. he had the eye, he had the
> vision.....
> 
> my .02 -- take it for what it's worth.
> 
> kc

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