[Leica] Screw the Nocti...

Lluis Ripoll lluisripollphotography at gmail.com
Tue Apr 7 18:34:05 PDT 2015


YES!

I love Martine Franck’s work! I have two of her books
Lluis

El 08/04/2015, a les 3.25, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> va escriure:

> Magnum  Photographer Martine Franck used only the pre asph 28mm. It never
> came off her camera. Just like her Hubby HCB pretty much only used one lens
> in his case a 50mm.
> She's had nine books published of her work. By real publishing houses with
> their money.
> She died three years ago.
> 
> 
> On 4/7/15 7:42 PM, "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 6, 2015, at 9:08 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> JEEEEESSSSSSSSHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!   I just used what the moment required! :-)
>>> :-) 
>>> 
>>> But then I usually had 3 or 4 M's hanging off neck and shoulders! :-)
>>> cheers,
>>> Dr. ted
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Richard Man
>>> Sent: April-05-15 9:06 PM
>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti...
>>> 
>>> Oh sure, some people love the 28mm. David Alan Harvey is one, and so is/was
>>> BD Cohen.
>> 
>> he raved about it.
>> 
>> 
>> s
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I have for years used a 28 and
>>>> not even owned a 35. I have always subscribed to the "if your pictures
>>>> aren't good enough you aren't close enough" school of thought.
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner
>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2015 10:32 PM
>>>> 
>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti...
>>>> 
>>>> I don't agree with the Criticism of the 28 cron I'd love one. I love the
>>>> compactness of it.
>>>> It was put out here or other lists that it was made at a lower standard.
>>>> I'd call that baloney. It doest say Summarit on it does it . That's the
>>>> only
>>>> "bargain" lower standard Leica ever made. If Leica was going to do a thing
>>>> like that it would certainly be in their website and not be come kind of
>>>> inside secret for photo list people.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 4/5/15 4:06 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> If I do street documentary, I would get a 28mm (again) for sure. I did
>>>>> most
>>>>> of my "Occupy" series with the 35 or 50mm, and I definitely would have
>>>>> loved a 28mm.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Fortunately, the 28mm Cron is the unloved Leica-child, so one can get it
>>>>> for around $2500 now. A bargain compares to the Nocti :-)
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Mark, I think you should go back a reread your books ;-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> john
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Mark Rabiner
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, 6 April 2015 6:08 a.m.
>>>>>> To: Leica Users Group
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Screw the Nocti...
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Most of us and most photographers I've ever met unless they were just
>>>>>> starting out had both a 28 and a 24. Nobody ever didn't have either.
>>> That
>>>>>> would be crazy. Its always been a basic focal length. Its one of the
>>>>>> frame
>>>>>> lines in M's since the M2 in 1957.
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> Photographer
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>>>> 
>>>> 
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> 
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> Mark William Rabiner
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