Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I just picked one up - mint, from Rich Pinto, at a great price - and >I've found that it fits a very important niche in my kit. I bought >it for buildings and landscapes, and it excels at that, but oddly, >I'm adapting it to a certain kind of street shooting - no tripod, >pre-focus, and stalk - NOT stealthy, more predatorial, though the >subjects mostly know me and expect to see me standing on the corner >with a camera, and they know I don't ask permission. My problem with wides is that if you try to get sneaky photos by standing apart from the subjects, they end up being tiny tiny tiny on the film. In order to make maximum use, you really have to stand about 2-3meters from them. They're great for environmental portraits (showing a person in their occupation). But then it's hard to be sneaky, but then again, I'm generally against sneaky. :-) Karen - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html