Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very Nice, Jeffery, and a killer lens. I've always argued that had Nikon remained in the RF game, there would not only be no Leica today, Leica would have died about 20 years ago. Subject: [Leica] Jeffery PAW - Week 15 - Another lesson from HCB > >> Last year, I picked up a Nikon S3 commemorative set on ebay. I >> mostly wanted >> the 50/1.4 lens as the new Summilux 50/1.4 asph cost twice as much >> as I paid >> for the Nikon body + lens. The new 50/1.4 Nikkor is *astonishingly >> good*. If >> Nikon wanted to put the squeeze on Leica, Voigtlander, and Zeiss >> Ikon, it >> could probably do it with some sort of commitment to chase the RF >> marketthese days. And they would upset the balance badly by simply >> offering the >> 50/1.4 in M mount for a reasonable price. After all, Zeiss Ikon >> offered no >> fast lenses in M mount. But I digress..... >> >> HCB's documentary mentions that he took portraits by simply >> sitting and >> talking with the person and then POW! He snaps the shot. I can >> only really >> do that with cigarette smokers who are banished from our buildings >> and must >> take refuge outside. The subject here, Tim Baker, is a very gifted >> actor and >> director who could make it big in New York or Los Angeles but >> chooses to >> share his talent with our students. I don't know if he was being >> naturalhere or if he was acting, but I don't like portraits with >> smiles, so this >> one worked for me. >> >> http://www.400tx.com/2006-15.html >> >> Comments welcomed and appreciated. >> >> Jeffery Smith >> New Orleans, LA >> http://www.400tx.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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