Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I may be wrong, but I believe the images were shot with a much larger, 'life-size' camera. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of S Dimitrov Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 9:49 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] McNally show--the actual images vs. the publicity/book images I believe they were done with the 20x24 camera. The laying of the emulsion is done prior to shooting. The camera I saw on the West Coast had, get for this, Fuji lenses. As far as Polaroid not being listed, it's a credit to them. Having been in their artist support program in the past, I found their criteria for quality to be very stringent. Slobodan Dimitrov Martin Krieger wrote: > > I went to the McNally show the day it opened in LA. What is striking to > me is the very big difference between the actual images and the images as > printed. The printed images seem to have hyped-up saturation, a cleaned-up > whitened background, and do not feel at all like the Polaroids (which I > think are on the ER film). Could it be that the printed images (in the book, > in the ads, in the mags) are taken with another camera at the same time that > the Polaroids are? Or, have the Polaroids already suffered from fading (the > backgrounds have a distinct greenish tint). (Notice that Polaroid Corp is > never listed as a sponsor. I wondered why.) > By the way, the lighting is such that it shines into your eyes if you > get close to the image. A big brimmed hat helps. > Also, the Polaroids do not seem very sharp when you get close to them. > That infamous U2 lens they claim to have used seems to be not that good. I > know that the ER film is never so sharp, but I think the weakness here is in > the lens. > Anyone know more? > Martin > krieger@usc.edu > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html