An Interview with Cartier-Bresson on the X-Pro2 | F. James Conley
I’ve had my X-Pro2 for close to two months. During that time, it’s traveled more than 9,000 miles with me, through sunny days and rain, to dimly lit interiors and fast-paced street-fashion. After putting this camera through some serious paces, I believe Fuji may have finally brought us back full circle to the design and approach started by Leica. To check that feeling, I decided to touch base with someone who ought to know: Henri Cartier-Bresson. Cartier-Bresson was uninterested in cameras and technology. He cared solely for moment and composition, and wanted the technicalities of the camera to get out of the way. In the days of film, this was possible: the camera was a box that held the recording medium, and it was short work to understand the capabilities and limitations of a given film. Color photography first, and then digital, changed the landscape. New and necessary considerations had to be dealt with in order to get an image made. The possibilities and options quickly overwhelmed the original purpose of the camera……..
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