![]() ![]() William Eggleston? Literally 300 Leicas.Īm I going to shoot like these folks? I’d never be so presumptuous. Fred Herzog, Gary Winogrand, Bruce Davidson, Harry Gruyaert-Leica shooters all. And remaining married.īut man, you flip through books of the photos that constitute our collective visual history, and guess what cameras shot those pix? Rolleiflexes, certainly. ![]() To be clear, I’m not saying a Leica isn’t, and wasn’t, worth every penny: I’m just saying that I can’t afford one. ![]() I’m only a couple of rolls in, but I’m fairly ecstatic with the early results from this less-renowned, but certainly not lesser, 1950’s German rangefinder. But I have good news to share today in the form of my recently-acquired Contax IIa with a 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar, which may actually be the Leica’s equal as a picture-taker. And like most of you (unless you’re a more posh lot than I’d assumed), I’ve been unwilling to make the life sacrifices (unheated house, unpaid cell phone bills, kids skipping college, etc.) necessary to actually buy one. Like most of you good 35mmc readers, I’d love to own a classic Leica. ![]()
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