pablito_pistola Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 You're a REAL "Leica Photographer" when: 1.You "break in" your new Domke bag with the help of a little sandpaper and multiple passes throught the washing machine. Then you insert your Leica, which you've encouraged to "brass nicely" by the use of same sandpaper. 2.You've seen the flare and you've done something about it. 3.You've paid twenty five bucks or more for a couple of replacement plastic flash synch cover plugs barely worth a nickel. 4.You'd die before being seen in public with a chrome lens on your black body. 5.You self-righteously profess that the camera is "just a tool," a "means to an end" or "simply a device for taking pictures", yet your knowledge of Summicrons, Summiluxes and Summitars is encyclopedic whereas your apapreciation of Brady, Brandt or Brassai is non-existant. 6.Deep down inside, you're convinced you can take better photos with the black paint camera you want than with the black chrome camera you own. 7.You know good bokeh when you see it. 8.You've attained the Leica Inner Glow, a profound state of conciousness that springs from understanding that depth of field only serves only to bind us to the material world and that the out-of-focus areas of your photos are more interesting and important than the in-focus parts. 9.You cover up the Leica logo on your camera with black tape or magic marker so wannabe Leica Photographers who notice you when you're earnestly engaged in "Street Photography" have no doubt they're looking at the Real thing. 10. You don't care for self-effacing jokes and have ZERO tolerance for "Leica Humor," especially when when it is perpetrated by other card-carrying "Real Leica Photographers." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 11. You shoot pictures with a Leica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omkaar Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Thats Funny... makes me want to go out and buy one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 By the way, its a funny list, but I disagree with point number 6. I shoot better with a chrome camera, black cameras are for chumps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablito_pistola Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Sorry, RJ, you're disqualified. If you shoot pictures with a Leica, you are what's known as a "photographer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david j.lee Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 funny one Pablito. the truth is that i have only once seen a leica that has been actually sanded. i posted that here in photonet as the camera belongs to a friend of mine. some people actually thought that it was made with photoshop instead of sandpaper. i dont't know how to add a link, but maybe someone can help me. just look for "sandpaper and felt pen" in the search option from photonet. it's worth a look..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_johnston4 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Like the late Fred Picker said, "When out shooting pics, take a Leica and a Nikon. If one breaks down, you'll always have the Nikon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james mitchell dc Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 ...when you ignore posts like this one. Whoops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan flanders Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 "6. I shoot better with a chrome camera, black cameras are for chumps." A real "Leica Photographer" knows that if Leitz made it and it fits other Leitz products then it's kosher whether bright chrome, black chrome, nickel, or enamel. Dan "Chump" Flanders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 <i>"You know you're a REAL Leica photogapher when...."</i><p> You stop being a photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 When you pray for a kill file for this forum to make stupid threads like this one invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablito_pistola Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 yes, Nels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablito_pistola Posted February 4, 2007 Author Share Posted February 4, 2007 Actually, Pico, I'd much rather be reading about your concern with 75mm frame lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 You use any LTM or M mount lens you want and do'nt care what folks think; even if its a Nikkor, Orion, Industar, Ektar, Jupiter, Canon, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl_graf Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 12. Once a year you take a fair photo so after you Photoshop it you plaster it all over the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 11. You break every freakin' rule prior to this and still get a photo worth hanging on the wall of your home or office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomphoto Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Your camera cost more than your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirk-san1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 You think Zeiss should stick with Planetariums, Microscopes, Surgical Instruments, Semiconductor-/ Nanotechnology, Industrial Metrology, Spectrometers and Optronics but stay away from precision work like lenses for your Leica camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonpg Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 :-) :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 when you can load film into a IIIc in 5 secs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 ...when you have an original idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_moseley1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 ...you figure out after hours of reading PN threads, that you MUST buy some of that 'film' stuff to make it work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinay_patel Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 "You know you're a REAL Leica photogapher when...." -you think it's completely normal to use the word 'Leica' as an adjective to 'photographer';-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_obturateur Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 11 - you don't know why people in the streets stare real hard at your chest (you're so used to have a M3 + a DR 50mm hanging from your neck you forgot they're here...) Happened to me folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham john miles Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 The guy in Japan who bought an M series body cap off me for $50, then had me Fedex it to Tokyo for another $50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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