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Subject: [Leica] IMG: First Portrait in Medium Format
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2013 01:21:26 -0500

Put a cmos sensor in a medium format digital and shoot at iso 64000.
Not possible yet is my impression or they'd have done it already.


On 1/1/13 1:02 AM, "Bob Adler" <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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