Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi. My apologies for the hasty reaction below on Velvia (at Detlef's expense if I remember). See the last paragraph only if you only have time to comment on Leica screw mount. I spent about 6 hours last night looking at negatives for a portfolio on the 'division of space' (yes, a little esoteric but what the hell!). More than ever I feel that it is fine to recommend film but I shouldn't get too upset about it. I looked at shots taken in a variety of lighting conditions, exposure/development regimes, and lens/format combinations. I decided that the rule to choosing materials and equipment is that you make the best of what you've got. Whatever it is that you *have* got with you will do a good job. For something. It is a matter of time, experience and a portion of luck. Between Delta 400, XP2 and TX Pro taken on a range of cameras (my FM2, both my Nettars and my Ricoh with the wonky lens) all I can say is that each has its moments of good and bad. The bad seems to be when I am way off in my approach. Wrong angle, light, depth of field, exposure, development, distance from the subject, shutter speed - the list goes on. Then there is the thing that we all come from different countries where the light and subject matter vary in as many ways as we can list. Including my cultural perceptions. I think that is what makes photography so interesting. So can anyone advise me: if I bought a screw mount Leica (say IIIf) will I turn out twisted or will it be a source of enjoyment. My gut feel says the latter and my budget says that's as far as I can go. Noctilux, you're a pipe dream. Regards, Rob. ---------- > From: Garbutt, Robert > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: Film, try others also! > Date: Thursday, 11 September 1997 10:27AM > > > I prefer the Fuji Valvia at the moment - I've never seen a slide with so > > many different green tones - very impressive when used for landscape > > photography... > > And therein lies the problem with any film recommendation - > its subject dependent. Green tones are fine but not much > use in a wide brown land. > > Regards, > Rob.