[Leica] 6 Leica lenses.......

[Mark Rabiner]

I knew a product photographer who had a matched set of 4x5 view camera
lenses from Fuji. She said only fuji allowed her to do this. All came from
the same batch of something. With Nikon or Schneider you'd not have them
matched.


On 8/5/14 11:47 PM, "George Lottermoser" <george.imagist at icloud.com> wrote:

> 
> On Aug 5, 2014, at 7:22 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> The film guys have it different from us still people.
>> As I understand it they get to charge the client for each piece of gear on
>> the set. At least the ones which are rented which I think also the stuff the
>> own.
>> 
>> The film guys do 20 tests for every test a still shooter does.
>> But they also get paid a decimal point more money.
>> 
>> There is a saying in the grass is always greener department. The
>> cinematographers all want to shoot stills and the photographers make movies.
>> I sure would. And I'll take the money.
> 
> I only knew one cinematographer personally;
> didn't really "know" him - just used him for a commercial I directed - 30
> years ago.
> 
> He didn't own a camera.
> He did own a set of matched lenses, filters, light and color temperature
> meters.
> Those were his "tools of his trade"
> with which he could control look of his signature product.
> 
> The matched lenses allowed him to match color between focal length changes.
> 
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> 
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