tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post8941083535385730089..comments2024-03-27T11:02:08.037-05:00Comments on LEICA Barnack Berek Blog: MY VISIT TO LEICA CAMERA AG IN SOLMSLEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-56484938788304735282021-06-19T02:09:57.261-05:002021-06-19T02:09:57.261-05:00No, extreme tolerances and nothing short of the hi...No, extreme tolerances and nothing short of the highest level of precision is what is expected Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683233100885057960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-80505272189471826702014-04-06T09:43:22.517-05:002014-04-06T09:43:22.517-05:00You are right. After affording myself the use of ...You are right. After affording myself the use of Leica equipment, my cars are definitely in a class below that of Porshes, Lamborghinis, McLarens and Ferraris.<br /><br />Wasn't Sir Cecil Beaton using a TLR Rolleiflex? I do know that the Queen over the years has used several different models of Leica cameras, including a Leicaflex SL with her royal crest engraved on it.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-24098884583583566172014-04-06T05:46:46.321-05:002014-04-06T05:46:46.321-05:00Well, guess I am a nikonian primarily for budgetar...Well, guess I am a nikonian primarily for budgetary constraints... I'd compare the situation as with that of sports car fans: how many of us get actually to enter a Ferrari or McLaren, lest own one? We ride what we can, but we may dream of a more exquisite class...<br /><br />I know I've read somewhere about the exclusivity of rangefinders at Buckingham, but since I cannot find a link now, I can't be sure whether it is on all occasions or only on more formal ones, when silence is a primary condition. I assume it is the latter, since you got me curious of digging more on the subject and found that the one who served most as royal photographer, Sir Cecil Beaton, was using primarily a Rolleiflex (DSLR) and medium-format.Luci CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-52593133025504277472014-04-05T08:32:40.046-05:002014-04-05T08:32:40.046-05:00Thank you for your comments. It is a rare occasio...Thank you for your comments. It is a rare occasion when a Nikon owner is honest in recognizing Leica for what these cameras really are.<br />I wonder where you got the information about about the Queen? Not too long ago I saw a documentary of Annie Leibowitz photographing Queen Elizabeth. She was using a Canon DSLR.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-32830102278336394662014-04-05T04:53:36.802-05:002014-04-05T04:53:36.802-05:00Leica was - ever since Oskar Barnack invented the ...Leica was - ever since Oskar Barnack invented the 35 mm camera - at the vanguard of photographic gear. I almost cannot understand how nowadays many professionals see as the ultimate camera a DSLR from one of the two leading Japanese brands... I bet they don't even know that the only cameras allowed at the residence of the British Queen are rangefinders (DSLRs are considered as making too much noise and being too intrusive). I admit being a Nikonian for now, but that is more of budgetary constraints, the Leica brand will always be close to my heart. While an M9 or M-E is quite out of my range because of its price, I'm considering a C or a D-lux 6 as a travel camera, for those days when a fully-equipped DSLR just weighs too much in the luggage. Luci CJhttp://www.calatorie-fotografie.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-4588603438166160662013-08-02T13:35:06.193-05:002013-08-02T13:35:06.193-05:00One of the major things that has always set Leica ...One of the major things that has always set Leica apart from virtually everyone else is the precision of their equipment. It is a known fact that only flawless camera equipment can render flawless results. Unfortunately, that is a an ideal that cannot be achieved. Slight deviations from the ideal will always be present and, unfortunately, they do have an adverse influence on the performance of our equipment. Therefore it is necessary to eliminate any flaws as much as possible to assure the best possible performance. This is what Leica is doing by setting extremely tight tolerances and it is this what assures the unparalleled performance of their equipment. Unfortunately, such precision comes at a price. Could they sell more of their equipment if they were to lower their standards and, along with it, their prices. Certainly, but that would also put them into a playing field that is already oversaturated by virtually the rest of the market. Instead Leica has chosen to be a step above everyone else. That approach will never set any sales records, Leica leaves that to others, but it does give the assurance that one does not need to wonder if possibly there might have been some other, better equipment.LEICA Barnack Berek Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055435560407011075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320126156594375642.post-14379023806842142932013-08-02T13:09:50.331-05:002013-08-02T13:09:50.331-05:00I understand that Leica is using extreme tolerance...I understand that Leica is using extreme tolerances in their equipment, but is this really necessary? Wouldn't it be better to ease up a bit to be able to offer their stuff at lower cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com