Photography - I was fortunate to sit with a watchmaker for 90 minutes today...

I was fortunate to sit with a watchmaker for 90 minutes today...

Sep 13, 2014,08:46 AM

For him, a watch must show movement, we must experience the passing of time rather than reference a tool that only indicates the moment...

Maybe there is a similar parallel in the world of photography, as you have (in this case) "re-written".

The "perspective" part... the cameras of today are amazing, the technology, the details,... but in someway they all have similar features... useful, efficient, cost effective... they are green and "user friendly" ;-)

Interesting comments about brands... it was easy to move from a D30 to a D5II... the fingers remember. When I hold a D810 I am at sea... it's personal. However, to me, almost all film cameras are the comfortable... it's not about the layout, the "ergonomics". You have to find the f-stop, shutter speed, the focus, but the curve is short... menus are a leap...

I am a fan of the Leica brand, in part because of their approach. It's really not about being the least expensive (ask any independent watch maker). Part of it's tradition, part of it is knowing the photographer rather than just "understanding the market"...

Unfortunate that you lost version 01, however version 02 was not bad...

Casey

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People and their cameras. Is there a relationship ...

By: small-luxury-world : September 11th, 2014-05:25

or is it just a tool? I guess some of us here have a relationship with (at least) one camera. Especially owners of a Leica are affected quite often, but not only To observe people in "special" situations (taking pictures/selfies for example) is something ...

For sure that there is a relation ...

By: nilomis : September 11th, 2014-07:30

I normally use three cameras (not Leica, I grew up with a SLR): 1) iPhone 5S with CP Pro and iOS iPhoto for quick and dirt shots. 2) Canon EOS M (the best camera for the money) as walk by camera. 3) Canon Mark II for static / tripod / macro shots. Since d...

very nice!

By: MattS : September 11th, 2014-08:38

some great and nice pictures here! Matt

All of them are great...

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : September 11th, 2014-12:15

some are truly amazing and one is precious ;) Thank you for this delightful post Yours Damjan P.S. I think I have one somewhere but not sure if it would be acceptable.... the lady is having Nikon ;) :)

Is there a relationship: people and their tools?

By: cshimokita : September 11th, 2014-16:12

Most likely at multiple levels... double / triple entendre aside... so easy to be distracted when in fact there is subtly afoot. " ... the ability to master certain tasks in a state of distraction proves that their solution has become a matter of habit. D...

As promised, part II: Gentlemen and their cameras ...

By: small-luxury-world : September 12th, 2014-06:26

Be warned, I have quite a lot to show. Please fasten your seatbelt, they are coming now ... :-) OK, now I learned you can upload only (!? :-) ) 100 pictures at the same time. Plus, one for the road ... Wish you all a great weekend! Oliver ...

Thank you, Oliver! What a fun post.

By: masterspiece : September 16th, 2014-19:29

And a lot of work as well! To find all those images and then to drop it into the polaroid frame and then to save it… thank you for your hard work. I like the image of the woman/celebrity in the car above Scarlett. She for got to take the cap off … or perh...

Bob, thanks a lot for your kind reply which is much appreciated.

By: small-luxury-world : September 17th, 2014-01:05

The pictures I have collected over a long time and always thought it could be nice to do a post about. Obviously they all looked kind of different and so I decided to present them all in the same way. This time I have chosen "Polaroid style" - good or bad...

Ahhhh, Victoria Beckham, eh?

By: masterspiece : September 17th, 2014-16:39

I wasn't sure who that was behind the capped lens. LOL Good job in putting together the montage of images. Aloha, Bob

I had a long reply to this post...

By: Echi : September 12th, 2014-22:23

And i lost it. Damn ipad!! Just sold my M9-P so this post is quite timely. Man, i wish i could retype everything. I was in the zone! Well the relationship is both physical and philosophical... Multidimensional as Casey pointed out. You can view it in stag...

I was fortunate to sit with a watchmaker for 90 minutes today...

By: cshimokita : September 13th, 2014-08:46

For him, a watch must show movement, we must experience the passing of time rather than reference a tool that only indicates the moment... Maybe there is a similar parallel in the world of photography, as you have (in this case) "re-written". The "perspec...

Great thread, Oli, excellent comments, Echi, Casey. [nt]

By: ThomasM : September 14th, 2014-07:34

Thanks a lot Thomas and I agree on the comments.

By: small-luxury-world : September 17th, 2014-01:07