Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica]now:B&W photography
From: Richard Edwards <REdwards@Vetronix.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:43:26 -0800

Oh, yeah. Forgot to mention that
if you are a fan of poor lenses and
like to brush up on poor resolution,
poor contrast, coma, astigmatism,
and vignetting, you can't do better
than 'Celebration'. It was shot with
a handheld video camera using the
poorest lens I have ever seen used
for a cinematic release. I guffawed
during the opening credits when
the out-of-focus highlights were
squares: all-time worst bokeh
ever.

Good movie, though. Just don't
take the kids.

- -Al

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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Eric Welch [SMTP:ewelch@ponyexpress.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, February 16, 1999 7:38 AM
> To:	leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject:	Re: [Leica]now:B&W photography
> 
> At 07:42 AM 2/16/99 +0100, you wrote:
> >Dogma 95 is not that strange;
> 
> Nathan,
> 
> I'm sure. I meant unusual, more than strange, I guess. although I
> think 
> it's extreme to not allow music dubbing and such things.
> 
> On the other hand, I suspect the equivalent in still photography would
> be 
> only using a 50mm lens and color slide film. Negative would be out
> because 
> it could allow for "interpretation" just like black and white.
> 
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
> http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
> 
> The best lack all conviction, while the worst \ Are full of passionate
> 
> intensity. -William Butler Yeats [The Second Coming]