Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John, My main 135 cameras are film or digital Leicas (Either M or R). There are some XPan pictures in the Lebanon series, but I cannot tell them apart. The lenses on that XPan are VERY good. OTOH they are very slow compared to the Leica lenses? I still haven't looked for the XPan films, but I promise that I'll find the time? All the best from Paris! Tarek ------------------------------------------------- Tarek Charara <http://www.tarekcharara.com> NO ARCHIVE Le 29 f?vr. 2012 ? 17:21, John Beal a ?crit : > Thanks, Tarek. > > I really like the "Lebanon Travel" series. Were they created with your > XPan? The colors just POP in those shots. If that is what a Hassy lens is > capable of, I'm very impressed. > > John > > > > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:35 AM, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> wrote: > >> John, >> >> I'm glad you liked the horsemen. >> >> I did a lot of XPan travel shots a few years ago. Few got published >> because the format is very unusual for magazines, I'll go through the >> files >> today and will put some on my website. >> >> All the best from Paris! >> >> Tarek >> >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Tarek Charara >> <http://www.tarekcharara.com> >> >> NO ARCHIVE >> Le 29 f?vr. 2012 ? 01:44, John Beal a ?crit : >> >>> Tarek >>> >>> Thanks for the input. I enjoyed your galleries, particularly the vibrant >>> colors of the "Horsemen of Djougou". Do you have any XPan shots you can >>> share? >>> >>> Thanks, John >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:20 PM, Tarek Charara <tcharara at mac.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> +1 >>>> >>>> The XPan is an outstanding camera with outstanding lenses? "stitching" >> is >>>> nowhere near the XPan. The XPan is the panoramic Leica! >>>> >>>> All the best from Paris! >>>> >>>> Tarek >>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------- >>>> Tarek Charara >>>> <http://www.tarekcharara.com> >>>> >>>> NO ARCHIVE >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Le 29 f?vr. 2012 ? 01:16, Richard Man a ?crit : >>>> >>>>> Not for me. Until there is a digital equivalence to XPan (image quality >>>> and >>>>> ease of use wise), shooting film and scanning for me is just fine. >>>>> >>>>> BTW, Nick Brandt still shoots film, and then scan and print digitally. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at >>>>> rabinergroup.com> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> .... And sure beats the hell out of shooting film and scanning. >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.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 >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information