Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It was an R. Ansel, like my colleagues and me, grew up photographically using the ground glass of a view camera. The SLR is a natural progression. That's why my main Leica system is R based. But I enjoy the freedom of my M system. Jim At 12:08 AM 1/19/99 +2300, you wrote: > >Eric, >Ansel Adams, in fact, was an avid user of "normal" focal length back during >his "8x10 period." Many shots were taken with a 300mm on his 8x10 which is >considered normal focal length for this size film. Some taken with 10 in. >(wide angle) and some taken with 19 in. (slightly long). I can't remember >any reference to anything longer than 19 (480mm) so this may be the longest >lense he had for the 8x10. I really don't know what he used during the later >years on his Hasselblad except for one of his most famous shots taken on >Hassey with a 250C (the one in Examples). I just remembered...that book also >has a Hassey shot taken at White Sands with a 50mm. To bring this back on >topic, did you know that he used a Leica during the last year or two of his >life? Anyone know if it was M or R? > > >Best regards, >Alan > >Net-Tamer V 1.11.2X - Registered >