Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Would Ansel Adams shoot Leica
From: Doug Herr <telyt560@cswebmail.com>
Date: 2 Aug 2000 07:06:19 -0700

On Wed, 02 August 2000, "Miro Jurcevic" wrote:

> 
> I remember as a teenage watching Ansel Adams on television doing his work
> and thinking how wonderful photography must be when you have all the time in
> the world to sit and plan a shot. How often does any person have that
> experience, especially with an SLR or Rangefinder ?
> 
> When you look at the bulk and size of a Hasselblad, it can only really be
> used in zero gravity or very carefully.
> 
> Miro

Miro,

Ansel Adams generally used the biggest camera he was willing to carry.  In his later years he used a Leica R4.

Doug Herr
Sacramento
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