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Subject: RE: [Leica] Shooting theatre with an M6?
From: Paul Chefurka <Paul_Chefurka@pmc-sierra.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2001 10:38:26 -0700

Take a look at Paul Butzi's web site for some Leica theatre photography tips:
http://www.butzi.net/articles/theater.htm

He's also done some nice subjective reviews of the M6 and various lenses:
http://www.butzi.net/reviews/leicam6.htm

If I were to do it, I'd use a 35 (2.0 or 1.4), a 50/2.0 and a 90 APO.  Even if you can get close, a 90 will help to isolate single actors and make them stand out from the background.

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tristan Tom [mailto:Tristan@tristantom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:47 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Shooting theatre with an M6?
> 
> 
> I've been asked by a local community theatre to shoot some stills for 
> them. I'm pretty confident that i can do this with my m6 (rather than 
> an slr) but I'm not sure what i'll need in terms of lenses. i think i 
> can get pretty close to the stage and actors, so would a 50 but 
> enough, or do you think i will need a 75 or 90?
> 
> they want production stills primarily to use on lobby cards, and then 
> they also want some photojournalist type docu shot of 
> behind-the-scenes, which is what I'm looking forward to doing with my 
> 35...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Tristan Tom
> NO ARCHIVE
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