Yesterday, I read a letter by a famous photographer, Sergio Larrain to his nephew in 1982 about how to become a photographer. The first paragraph struck me the most: "First and foremost, you have to have a camera that fits you well, one that you like, because it’s about feeling comfortable with what you have in your hands: the equipment is key to any profession, and it should have nothing more than the strictly necessary features."
I think that mirrors how many feels about their Leica cameras. Besides being nice to look at and hold, it does one thing and does it really well. Without all the bells and whistles and offer full manual control to the photographer, one simply concentrate on the shot and the camera just get out of the way.
To read the full letter, it's [HERE].
I think that mirrors how many feels about their Leica cameras. Besides being nice to look at and hold, it does one thing and does it really well. Without all the bells and whistles and offer full manual control to the photographer, one simply concentrate on the shot and the camera just get out of the way.
To read the full letter, it's [HERE].
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