[Leica] Don's PAW 21, adventures in antique camera's

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

Winogrand used an Elmarit-M  28mm, third version, during his latter days.
S. Dimitrov


> From: "Robert Palmieri" <rpalmier@depaul.edu>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 10:10:01 -0500
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> Subject: [Leica] Don's PAW 21, adventures in antique camera's
> 
> Don - 
> 
> That pi-ana shot is really beautiful.  I'm always happy to be reminded
> that well-trodden ground as regards subject matter can often yield new
> imagery when approached with an inspired eye.
> 
> Regarding vintage wides, I bought a really great print (from the 70's, I
> believe) of a 1950 photo by Art Shay, another high practitioner of
> classic Leica shooting style.  It's about 16"x24" and for my money
> defines the level of quality in terms of tonality, detail, grain
> structure and sharpness that many of us shoot for. (It also happens to
> be such a teriffic street shot that even without this level of technical
> perfection it would still be on my wall.)
> 
> Specs are: "Double XX in Harvey's 777, Leica II (D) with 35mm 2.8
> Biogon, 1/60 @ 5.6. Chalk up another one for Zeiss, I say...
> 
> Didn't Winogrand use a Canon 28 for a lot of his street stuff?
> 
> This also reminds me that in the recent discussion of 50's I fergot to
> mention how good test shots from the 50 1.4 screwmount Nikkors and
> Canons looked to me when I was shopping...
> 
> Bob Palmieri
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