Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Arrrgh !!!! Soon, someone will write: "I am going first thing Monday morning and buying the same gear as Salgado, (HCB, EWS, whoever) then my pictures will be as good as his." Granted, you are talking about photography but isn't it time to leave off the hero worship? Go make pictures and feel better. Henry if my minivan had a 500 hp V8 it would beat your BMW if frogs had wings -------- >DR. BLACK TAPE RESPONDS by saying that what you note is true....Salgado >does have the technological advantage...although I doubt his exposures >come from simply automatic metering...;-)....And HCB used Ms as well as >earlier IIIs....and he had the "advantage" of the M >summilux.....AND....the 3200 films are certainly an advantage in terms >of capturing the otherwise uncapturable, but they sure aren't any >advantage in terms of image quality....just my .01 cent worth...:-) > > > >Kyle Cassidy wrote: >> >> dr. blacktape said: >> >> >I happen to think that Salgado is, from a technical >> >standpoint, much better than HCB. [snip] I often think that it's harder >> >to find an HCB image that is perfectly exposed, and perfectly in focus, >> >than it is one which is not. In fact, a LUGer whom I see very frequently >> >'in the flesh,' often kids me about my 'worrying' about focus and >> >exposure, saying, "look at the work of HCB." He's kidding. Sort of. >> >> though he didn't take into consideration that HCB was using a leica III, >> which, AFIK, is about as easy to take a photo with as a hollowed out >> watermellon with a cork in the front and a bit of photo paper sticky >> taped in the back ... salago is using _three_ leica R6's, SLR's with >> automagic metering which are much easier to focus. salago also has years >> of other advantages to use -- D3200 (which he says he's pushed to 12,800 >> with excellent results), as well as f 1.4 and faster lenses, etc etc etc. >> i'm not taking a stand on who's better, i'm just saying that salago has >> opportunities and technologies that HCB didn't. >> >> my .02, take it for what it's worth. >> >> kc