RE: [Leica] Would Ansel Adams shoot Leica

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

What makes you think he set up and was shooting within 2 minutes, rather
than being set up, ready, for six hours, waiting for what he considered the
decisive moment when the clouds, sun level, etc., came together just as he
wanted them on his already composed, focused, ground glass?



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jeff S
> Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 12:08 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Would Ansel Adams shoot Leica
>
>
> "All the time in the world to sit"? I don't think so! Great landscapes
> can and and do have decisive moments when clouds, fog or patchy sunlight
> conspire to produce a fleeting bit of magic lasting at most a few
> minutes and more often, a few seconds. When I look at Adams' best
> photos, I am struck by how fast he must've been with the view camera or
> how well he must've been able to anticipate an upcoming photo op. Field
> cameras aren't hard to use, but I'd be hard-pressed to unpack and be
> shooting within 2 minutes as he apparently could (no fair using
> Readyloads!)
>
> Adams did mention being given a Leica R4(?) but didn't seem overly fond
> of it's automation. Bear in mind he had a long-standing relation with
> Zeiss, so...
>
> 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
>