Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/06/08

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: People w/ Character |was..Leica R 90mm
From: Wolfgang Sachse <sachse@msc.cornell.edu>
Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1996 23:42:41 -0400 (EDT)

> 
> At 09:40 AM 6/8/96 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> >that can do this (no $$$s) but my nikon micros I love. Veiwers seem to
> >find the results very revealing, but my father hated his portrait, said it
> >was the first time he thought he looked old.
> 
    Eric Welch responded:
>
> Hey, I've used the 55 Micro, great lens. My response to older people who
> worry about their wrinkles is..."What's so wrong about being old?" I know
> that doesn't always work, but unless we're portraitists, then how we do
> portraits should only please us ...

	I'm reminded of the great protraitist, Yousef(sp?) Karsh
	who used an 8 X 10 view camera and captured every wrinkle
	and pore of his subjects in incredible detail. At least
	that's how I remember his photographs.

	-- Wolfgang

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In reply to: Message from Eric Welch <ewelch@gp.magick.net> (Re: Leica R 90mm: Elmarit or Summicron?)