Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ted, Lluis, I completely agree. When I first joined the group you told me Ted that it's not the camera it's the photographer. Luis would do as you say and produce good photos with rubbish. Bear in mind that a lot of his stuff has been produced with a IIIf and 50s lenses. Peter PS Just lurking! On 21/01/2012 19:57, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: > Nathan Wajsman OFFERED: > Subject: Re: [Leica] What a cheap lens can do > > >> Indeed these are beautiful samples, Lluis. Of course, the light was quite >> flattering--this kind of mild contre-jour invariably promotes nice, sharp >> edges. But more than anything, it is the talented photographer behind the >> lens >> we are seeing here... > > Hi Nathan, > Absolutely! It's the "talented photographer" seeing and executing the > click at > precicely the right moment! Lluis would make a lens made out of a Coke > bottle > capture magical moments. > > By the same token, a guy supposedly the King of the LEICA world with an > S2 or > M9 wouldn't see a wet brick nor a naked woman riding through Central Park > if she > went past him 10 feet away. > > Lluis? Give him any old camera and lens and he'd have the cover of Vogue > under > the same or worse conditions. :-) > > You go Lluis! :-) > > cheers, > ted > >> On 18 Jan, 2012, at 21:47 , Lluis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> These two with M8 and Industar f 2.8/53mm black: >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023530BN.jpg.html> >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023528BNw.jpg.html> >>> >>> >>> These two with M8 and Industar f 3.5/5 cm chrome >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023518BNw.jpg.html> >>> >>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023517BNw.jpg.html> >>> >>> >>> I've saw these enlarged in my monitor and they look quite perfect, these >>> lenses are in the market at about 30$ >>> >>> Thanks for looking, your c&c will be very interesting >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >> Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig