Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Come on, Henry - In the first place, no one - so far - has been so stupid has to write something such as you jokingly wrote...In the second place, I sure don't worship photographers - no matter how good they may be - nor are any my "heros..." B. D. Henry Ambrose wrote: > > 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