Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark. Thanks for looking and commenting. Yes, breaking portrait conventions there using the 70 if you like. Intentionally so and as taught to me by a leading photographer here. Same as just about every lighting rule I ever heard of for studio. Yes on the 120. It is on my list. Could have got that 180 recently (from the person from whom I got my S2) but my priority was the standard lens, then the 120. I heard a rumour that 180 ended up with another LUG photographer down this way ;-) Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 20 July 2014 09:15, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > Looks great but you are too close. For your birthday or Christmas I'd for > sure get a short tele for this kinda stuff. Just get a guy with an Uzi to > back you up and carry your camera bag. You are shooting I assume with a 70 > normal? > I'd for sure for your work on the backdrop get an "LEICA > APO-MACRO-SUMMARIT-S 120mm f/2.5 (CS) The perfect portrait lens" $6,995.00 > usd > Optimized not for infinity which is just too darned far away.... What's out > there anyway we'd ever want to look at? Pluto? > But close. Like a meter.... Which we call a yard. We is people who live in > NYC> > " Macro meets telephoto > The Leica APO-Macro-Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5 (CS) is a true dual-purpose > lens: > firstly, it is a macro lens for close-up photography up to a reproduction > ratio of 1:2. Secondly, it is a fast portrait lens. It achieves exceptional > imaging performance and optimum contrast rendition at all apertures and > distances. The selective sharpness opens a world of creative > opportunities." > > Actually for tight heads like this have my armed assistant hand me my > trusty > APO-ELMAR-S 180 mm f/3.5 ASPH. (CS). $8,495.00 usd > > > http://us.leica-camera.com/Photography/S-System/Leica-S-Lenses/APO-Macro-Sum > marit-S-120MM-f-2.5-CS > Or > http://tinyurl.com/jvo9jzz > > > > > > > On 7/17/14 3:37 AM, "Geoff Hopkinson" <hopsternew at gmail.com> wrote: > > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614330 > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614331 > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/156614332 > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >