Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some snaps with a phone,s camera.Made me wish i had a proper camera with me. http://gallery.leica-users.org/album226 best ,simon jessurun > Sir Buzz of Belmont loves to say that focus and exposure are greatly > over-rated. And while his tongue is clearly well implanted in his cheek, > there is some truth in what he says - think about how many truly great > images you've seen that are not "sharp" and could easily have used another > stop of exposure. You don't look at them and think, 'if only' - rather, > you > look at the image and think, 'great shot!' > > > On 6/14/05 12:50 PM, "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> >> On Jun 14, 2005, at 7:10 AM, GREG LORENZO wrote: >> >>> Which company was making the best glass in the world at that time? >> >> Well, HCB did shoot with a LTM mount 1.5/50 Zeiss Sonnar for a many >> years, until the collapsible Summicron appeared... I think what sold >> him on the Cron was that it was compact, collapsible and acceptable >> sharp. It appears that HCB put great value on his cameras being >> compact. >> >> He also said this: >> >> "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." >> >> and >> >> "I?m always amused by the idea that certain people have about >> technique, which translate into an immoderate taste for the sharpness >> of the image. It is a passion for detail, for perfection, or do they >> hope to get closer to reality with this trompe I?oeil? They are, by the >> way, as far away from the real issues as other generations of >> photographers were when they obscured their subject in soft-focus >> effects. -Henri Cartier-Bresson, on technique. "American Photo", >> September/October 1997, page: 76 >> >> >> Personally I have yet to see a HCB print that is actually in focus, but >> I still love his work. >> >> >> feli >> >> >> >>> It seems HCB was concerned that his images were being exposed on a >>> film plane with Leica glass in front of it. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Greg >>> >> ________________________________________________________ >> feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com >> >> >> no archive >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information