Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi, Vince, Thanks so much for the kind words and for the insightful commentary. I think "Places We Live" by Jonas Bendiksen is a beautiful book on this topic. Most of the photos are with the M8 and M9, though there are a handful of Canon and Nikon shots, too. Thanks again for looking. Best wishes, Paul NO ARCHIVE On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:13 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> wrote: > That last was supposed to say "Hi Chris" at the top. > > Meanwhile, Hi Paul: > > I love your work. Thanks for happening to put it in front of me. > > In my spare time, when I have to earn a living, I am a writer and critic, > and as a critic I have noticed that very few American novels anymore > feature > poor working people -- even in passing. Once our greatest literature was > about poor working people. > > The same, I'm discovering, holds true for a lot of photography these days. > Once, the poor were at the center of the photographer's concerns. Now, not > so much. ?I bet among serious photographers there are more pictures taken > of > transgender people in bad makeup or of dogs or of cats than there are of > working people in any given season... > > So your work was not only beautiful to the eye, but also fed the psyche on > another level. > > All best, > > V > > PS Are you using an M8? Film? > Many thanks > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Am I blind, stupid or senile, or do all the 50mm shots on your friend's >> site look wider than the 24's? Does he always crop the 24s or am I just >> crazy? >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Fellow Louisiana photographer Jason Cohen uses the 24mm and used to have >>> the 21mm I believe. >>> >>> http://jasoncohenphoto.com/category/leica/ >>> >>> Chris >>> NOLA >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" Subject: [Leica] >>> Summilux 21 and 24mm M lenses... >>> >>> >>> >>> ?Anyone using these new lenses, and care to comment on their properties, >>>> as well as to point to their photos taken with them, especially on the >>>> M9 ?? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >