Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hear that Kenny Rogers used a Linhof, handheld, for that book on the Rodeo. It impressed me, what with the speed required for framing and the overall print quality in the finished product. Definitely not a slouch with that camera. Slobodan Dimitrov Tristan Tom wrote: > > The number of famous people who use Leica is huge. A few that I can > name off the top of my head are: > > Allen Ginsberg > Michaeal Stipe > Bryan Adams > The Queen of England > > A lot of movie actors and actresses like to take 'behind the scenes' > pictures while working on a movie for their personal scrapbooks. > Often, they are on location in remote countries or places they've > never been. Working on a movie is recognized as a unique experience > too, and the actors and crew grow to become like close knit family > for the period of time that they are in production, due to the fact > that they are working together for so many hours and then during off > hours, they have nothing to do except perhaps each other. > > It's only natural that the stars who are super wealthy would want the > best, most accusable cameras that money can buy. Leica is it. > > NO ARCHIVE > > -- > T r i s t a n T o m > Computer Graphics > Industrial Light + Magic > TTom@ILM.COM > > The faster the technology the slower the speed of thought. Delirious speed > and anxious slowness. A split reality-accelerating digital effects > neutralized by de-accelerating special human effects. Digital reality > spins out of control, human reality slow-burns back to earth.