Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bokeh'm somebody
From: George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:19:59 -0500

mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com (Mark Rabiner)7/12/0110:44 AM

> So it's a mini revolution about how we think about our glass.
Quite exciting!

I knew a cinematographer, a long time ago, can't even remember
his name. He worked on a couple features, and I worked with him
on one 60 sec commercial. He never talked about bokeh. But he
always travelled with just two haliburton cases, this was maybe
1972 or 73. One case contained 3 light meters and numerous
filters. The other case contained "my" lenses. He told me, "These
two cases, my eye, and my mind are "my look". No one can
duplicate my look. That's why people hire me." It left an
impression on my 20 something mind. He apparently thought he
could rent anything else he needed, except the glass and dead on
accurate exposure. Those things he trusted to no one. 

George