Leica Camera Quotes

The PlayStation 4's errs not by being something other than what it is, but by holding on to the idea that its particular brand of novelty is in any way novel, by mistaking itself for figure rather than for ground. By calling itself "PlayStation 4" instead of just "PlayStation," because really all anyone wants is whatever PlayStation is made available, doing whatever things it ought to do at whatever moment it does them. Apple recognized this problem when it tried to correct the mistake of the "iPad 2" by reverting to its follow-up as just "the iPad," a name that still hasn't stuck. Leica, the old and traditional German photographic and optical equipment company, stopped numbering its digital M rangefinder cameras this year, after burning through as many numeric increments in six years as it had in the previous two decades. At some point, a camera is just a camera, no matter how nice it is.

There were thousands of people milling around, in side streets and everywhere. Everybody was kissing each other…And there was this Navy man running, grabbing anybody, you know, kissing. Whether she was a grandmother, stout, thin, old, didn’t make any difference….I ran ahead of him because I had Leica cameras around my neck, focused from 10 feet to infinity. You only had to shoot…I didn’t even know what was going on, until he grabbed something in white. And I stood there, and they kissed. And I snapped 5 times.” Alfred Eisenstaedt

to account for an unusual, or non-optimal, lighting situation. Suppose

The zoom lever, surrounding the shutter button,

there is one important point to bear in mind: If

There are some other considerations to be discussed with regard to recording limits; I

As noted above, if

EV stands for exposure value, a

The USB/AV port is where you plug in the camera’s USB cable to transfer images and videos to a computer. You

Note that the speed class is different from the series. So, you can use a UHS-I card or a UHS-II card, as long as either one is certified for Speed Class 3.

I will introduce the main controls so you’ll have a better idea of which button or dial is which. I

For now, I’m including a series of images that show the major items. You may want to refer back to these images for a reminder about each control.

Appendices that can provide more detailed information. This

You need to let the card complete its recording process.

The shutter speed dial is used to set the shutter speed when you are using Shutter Priority mode or Manual exposure mode. If

The A button is used to switch the camera into and out of Snapshot mode. The

This button also is designated as the Fn2 button, and can be assigned another operation through the menu system. The

Suppose you have the D-Lux set to Snapshot mode and you are photographing a fairly dark object, such as a model of a diving helmet, in front of a white background, as shown in Figure 2-9. The

you should reset the EV compensation back to zero so you don’t unintentionally affect the pictures you take later.

be assigned to carry out another operation instead of EVF switching using the menu system.

If you set it to the red A mark, the camera will choose the shutter speed, in

There are several variables to take into account in computing how many images or videos you can store on a particular size of card, such as the aspect ratio you’re using (1:1, 3:2, 4:3, or 16:9), picture size, and quality.

another external flash unit, as well as certain other accessories. The

The slit to its right is the eye sensor, which senses the presence of your head and switches between the EVF and the LCD screen display. The

the existence of this dial on top of the camera, which

which makes it simple to adjust the exposure at any time.

Life is once, a Leica is forever.” Chris Geiger

As we get older, the toys get more expensive…” - Chris Geiger

Wang’s first thought was that something was wrong with the film. The camera he had used was a 1988 Leica M2—entirely mechanical, which made it impossible for it to add a date stamp. Given the excellent lens and refined mechanical operation, it was considered a great professional camera even in this digital age.

Before he went into the darkroom to develop the film, he loaded another roll of film in the Leica and handed it to his wife. “Here, finish the roll for me.” “What am I supposed to shoot?” His wife looked at him, amazed. He never allowed anyone to touch his camera, though she and their son had no interest in doing so either. In their eyes, it was a boring antique that cost more than twenty thousand yuan.

It doesn’t matter if you use a box camera or a Leica, the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing. What I have tried to do is involve the people I was photographing. To have them realize without saying so, that it was up to them to give me whatever they wanted to give me . . . if they were willing to give, I was willing to photograph.