Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 12:16 +0200 17/09/98, Martin V. Howard wrote: >I may be mistaken, but I always thought that the whole point of the >M system in the first place was *available* light photography. I.e., >not to have to set up "sophisticated lighting and filtering techniques", >but simply use whatever was available. Yes, agreed 100%. BUT, it seems to me more of the professional photography we see uses reflectors more than 10 years ago, sort of "enhanced available light". I think they are trying to compress the contrast ratios for better CYMK printing; Hexachrome is still a rarity but so beautiful. I truly don't see this type of lens as an "amateur" lens. OK: rich amateurs . . . It may be that Leica is also following their trajectory of being the optics leader for optics sake: company ethos ! Like the prayer goes: "God, i'm not asking to be rich, just to live next to a rich man's . . . " ;+) Andr=E9 Jean Quintal "He looked like lightning, his robe was white as snow" . . . Matth 28 : 3 ICQ 166 066 16 quia250249@yahoo.com