Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1995/12/13

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: 35 vs. 50 summicrons
From: jredfern@intacc.net (Jae Redfern)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 1995 17:47:59 -0500

>** Reply to note from jredfern@intacc.net 12/11/95  8:50pm -0500
>> Wide angles are trickier to use but when used well produce a much more
>> "dynamic" composition, allowing greater use of leader lines. IMHO the
>> longer lenses are dull by comparaison. The restricted angle of view allows
>> for a more selective and leisurely "pick and shoot" mentality but the end
>> result is nearly invariably a compressed 2 dimensional stamper of a shot.
>
>Whoa, pardner. That's the problem with discussions like this. No lens is
>boring. I've been boring pictures taken with 1200mm lenses, and 15mm lenses.
>Cartier-Bresson took dynamic pictures on a regular basis with a 50. Again, no
>lens is boring, only photographers are boring.
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>Regards,
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>Eric Welch
>Grants Pass, OR

No offence taken but I do beleive that was my point. Look closely and
you'll spot a couple of question marks after the word "boring". :>
Jae