Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree 100% with Mark. Its about results, not pixel peeping. That is a subject reserved for all of us to endlessly debate.(-: Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 4:23 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Its the lens James Nachtwey is pretty known for using the 16-35 f2.8L II. > I'm sure he like most photographers are not into this wide open all the > time > thing but stop down as much and as often as they can and try got make sure > they get what's needed in focus.. But when its dark they have to use it > wide > open. > He uses from all I can tell these canon focal lengths.: > 24 1.4, 35 1.4, 16-35, 24-70. > Anyone who's seen the video War Photographer has seen him do it. > Take pictures that is. > Most photographers shoot Canon gear and the most commonly used glass now is > wides. So most images we see now in the media are done with Canon wides. I > do think there is only so bad this glass can be. The word would somehow get > out if everybody was using half assed glass. I doubt very many are > shooting > with Sigma or manual focal Cosina Zeiss or resorting to 4/3's systems to > save their reputations. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >