2003 | Behind the Huntington Museum, San Marino, California
My file data show that this was made with a Minolta camera. I don’t remember owning one, but in my early digital days, beginning in 1991, I only purchased inexpensive cameras — things changed so quickly, bleeding-edge tech investments were fraught.
When the Leica M9 finally appeared, though astro-priced, I could pretend that it was a good buy, since I already had a collection of good lenses, and it mirrored the enduring performance my trusted M2’s; it stayed focused where I set it, and it went off quietly, precisely when I pressed the button.