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Subject: [Leica] What a cheap lens can do
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:15:19 +0000
References: <D203F49F-8C12-4AE7-80F7-F3711ACD26E6@gmail.com> <9E9B5EBE-2624-4F49-A6F9-BD46D926E61A@frozenlight.eu> <E763C8AB254C4B6EBF389F84D90574E7@syneticfeba505> <4F1C8D9A.8070809@summaventures.com> <6FA59F4C-1EAB-4468-B176-E4F48551A5FB@gmail.com>

Lluis,

I am always surprised that the senoritas allow you to take another two steps
closer! :-)

cheers,

Peter

On 22/01/2012 23:36, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
> Peter,
> 
> Thank you very much for your kind words!, I really love the IIIF, the 50mm 
> is
> the focal lenght I've always do a big use, many M users prefer the 35mm, 
> for me
> the 50mm is really universal, if necessary two steps forward or backward 
> are
> enough for many situations.
> 
> cheers!
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
> El 22/01/2012, a las 23:28, Peter Dzwig escribi?:
> 
>> 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.
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>
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>>
>> ===========================================================
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>>
>>
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