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Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Portrait in Medium Format
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:02:25 -0800
References: <CAAsXt4Mpce+hCF-B_mE7ZaotqCGod4UCHHjx3CJ1LrHRVfB_QQ@mail.gmail.com> <CD07DD85.2C68%mark@rabinergroup.com>

Rest it on something...

On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 9:25 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> 
wrote:

> He wasn't shooting landscapes.  He was in effect using the camera as a snap
> shot camera or street camera. Its possible to do hand held landscapes in
> 35mm but darned hard I don't know how'd you so it held held medium format.
>
>
> On 12/31/12 10:08 PM, "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I do hear of folks using the Alpa for hand held. Some of the results I've
> > seen are impressive (mostly architecture/landscapes) . The newer model
> > digital backs tend to do pretty well up to 400 ISO, so in bright sun they
> > may be usable.
> > I believe Rabiner ran into a guy in NYC who was carrying around his Alpa
> on
> > a neck strap.
> > As you say, horses for courses!
> > Take care and welcome back,
> > Bob
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 31, 2012 at 6:23 PM, <afirkin at afirkin.com> wrote:
> >
> >>> Haven't ever used my medium format digital system for people. So this
> is
> >> a
> >>> fairly pedestrian portrait but I was impressed by the detail and the
> >> depth
> >>> (both in color depth and perceived depth).
> >>>
> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/20121228-SeeligFamily-Master-CF000
> >> 120.jpg.html
> >>> Happy New Year to all. Good light,
> >>> Bob
> >>
> >> Bob, the image is very 'rich' indeed. The angle perhaps gives the
> >> 'viewfinder' away ;-) I did not think my 'blad would make a good street
> >> camera, though the Rolleiflex certainly did in Egypt, but on my trip to
> >> Cuba, some of my best portraits of people were with the blad: the people
> >> 'responded' to the big noisy beast, rather than shying away. As always,
> >> its horses for courses.
> >>
> >> Alastair
> >>
> >>
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-- 
Bob Adler


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