Re: [Leica] Shooting theatre with an M6?

["SonC (Sonny Carter)" <cartersn@nsula.edu>]

Tom, since you're shooting for the community theatre, I'd
suggest doing the work during a dress rehearsal.  Then you
can actually be on stage and get nearly any shot you want.
I've done that, and the result far surpasses shooting from
floor level.

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Tristan Tom" <Tristan@TristanTom.COM>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:47 AM
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...
>
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>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tristan Tom
> NO ARCHIVE
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