Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] re-Leica sighting
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 19:54:34 -0800
References: <p0501040bb6c1e85e9293@[10.5.13.49]>

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.