Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You might not believe this, but I just read in "Magnum - 50 Years at the Front Lines of History" by Russell Miller that Inga Morath, a Magnum member who spent some time assisting Cartier-Bresson, said that HC-B used to put dots of red nail polish (AHA! Red Dots HE put on his camera) at his "favorite shutter speed (1/125) and distance (4 meters). Interesting. Another thing is that one piece of equipment he recommended to Morath was a finder that zooms from 28mm-135mm so that one can look at a scene reversed, or with a twist upside down. It helps in judging compositions. Interesting. A favorite shutter speed, and a favorite distance. Hm... And self-inflicted red dots by the master! - -- Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off now