Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know I went through a stage where I had not used a 50mm lens for over a year. It was fun playing with wide angle perspectives and it gave what I percieved as "drama" to some otherwise plain stuff. After a while I started carrying a 50 again, and once again it has become my most used focal length. The plain old 50 is still great for pictures of people, and it leaves the "drama" up to me. I hope there is a resurgance of this "straight" photography. Could it be that the blandness of a standard focal length forces the photographer to think more about the content of the shot? Walt wrote: > >Also, I think as the digital age continues, there has been a >resurgence in fine documentation (kinda as "art"?) in some smaller >publication, at least in our area. Twice in the last year an >"equipment burdened" young pro (25-30 yrs old) has come up to me >and said something to the effect "I've been using my 35/50 >more and more!"...one of them even wanted to buy a 50!....he's >not owned one!!....I think as digital replaces film for the >Sports, Wire, and major magazine photographers, we'll see more >and more fine "essays" in "alternative" publications...seems to >be the trend where I live....or am I being selfishly optimistic? > >Walt > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com