[Leica] OT: large format lens vs. medium format lens

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

Mark, Thanks for the suggestion. Understood.

I know I can always "fall back" on the M9 and it's not very big so I will
bring that. I am debating whether that's the only camera, or use another
for main camera and use the M9 for backup.

I am doing some stuff outside currently but my quick look at the 617 negs
may indicate that the Fuji 90 even at F16/F22 is not as good as the Fuji
150 or the Symmar 210 at the corners. Combine with my not so careful setup
yesterday, that may be what I am seeing.

I will do more thorough checking later.
One thing that is clear though I do love the rise /shift. It makes life so
much simpler for the landscape things,



On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> You got me wrong here Richard.  I'm not thinking about you and you're M9.
> I'm just thinking about you getting to know a new camera. Wouldn't matter
> which camera you'd also want to bring along I'd say leave it at home. I
> think its good to focus on one camera when you first get it to fully
> realize
> what it can do. The best way to do that is to not have any other cameras to
> fall back on when you're out on a trip using it.
> Was it the Shen-Hao PTB 617?
> Very envious. I say shoot a lot of pictures with it of everything all the
> time for a great long while. Put all your other cameras in a trunk in your
> basement lock it up and forget where you put the key.
> 6x17 is very inspiring to me.
> Also 6x12 would be.
>
> I also like their 5x8 inch. Just make contact prints.
>
> Mark William Rabiner
> Photography
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
>
>
> > From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:28:57 -0700
>  > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: large format lens vs. medium format lens
> >
> > Mark, if you have read my posting of images in the last 3 years, you'd
> > notice that I have boatloads of images with the M9. Including some that
> > have gotten awards in the B&W Magazine, and 2nd place in National Jury
> > Competition in a NYC Gallery.
> >
> > Not boasting or anything, as the same images have been rejected by many
> > more places and competitions, but you really should look at a person's
> > history before making judgment.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 5:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> I'd just bring that one camera and lens and focus on it.
> >> See what its like to "have that be your camera".
> >>
> >> Mark William Rabiner
> >> Photography
> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
> >>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 12:37:57 -0700
> >>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: large format lens vs. medium format lens
> >>>
> >>> I have no problem of "shooting as testing."
> >>>
> >>> Only issue is that this weekend, I am going to wander in the high
> desert,
> >>> looking for Sky Rock. It may be a hike of 4-6 miles.
> >>>
> >>> Did I say it's high desert and perhaps heat wave? and that I will have
> to
> >>> climb rocks?
> >>>
> >>> It would be prudent to make sure that whatever gears I bring, it will
> >> work
> >>> to the best of my ability. Don't you think?
> >>>
> >>> (yes, the M9 will be in the pack. The question is, what else do I
> bring)
> >>>
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