Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Rules + new HUMAN TRAFFIC images (kind of) WASDogme95 etc
From: Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2001 11:45:19 -0500

on 5/1/01 10:51 am, S Dimitrov at sld@earthlink.net wrote:

> I use a 285 for fill flash with handheld 4x5. Using PN55 at DIN25 means I'm
> either wide open at f5.6, and if I'm close enough, I'm at f8. What I would
> really like to get is a f2.8 planar so I can get the background out even more,
> but I haven't seen any cleans ones that didn't go for an arm and a leg.
> Some samples of that are at www.laweekly.com. The cover was with a rollei, but
> the rest where 4x5 handheld with flash fill.

Nice work. The welder is great. How do you focus handheld at such wide
apertures?
- -- 
Johnny Deadman

http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

Replies: Reply from Jerry Gardner <w6uv@home.com> (Re: [Leica] Rules + new HUMAN TRAFFIC images (kind of) WASDogme95 etc)
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