Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/14

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Subject: Re: 35mm vs. MF and Motors, Winders, Handgrips, & Tripods
From: Donal Philby <donalphilby@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:15:49 -0800

Ken wrote:
> <<<Any experience from Luggers on selling M6 enlargements to galleries?
> How well are they received.  Does the Medium and Large format snobbery set in
> and prevent serious consideration for those 35mm prints?  Is there more
> preference for sharpness over the capture of light in unique ways that is
> preferred?>>>>>
Ken,
Consider the work of Ralph Gibson, a whole career in fine art
photography with the M.  Or Jean-Loup Sieff--my favorite erotic
photographer--mostly with M.  Sometimes LF detail quality replaces
content as a determining factor, especially if there is little
"content".  

Donal Philby