Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/04/22
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Dave Munroe wrote:
> The way I see it, it is just one technique that may
> be used out of convenience ("laziness" or lack of
> creativity) in some circumstances and it may be entirely
> appropriate in others.
>
>
> Similarly, I find the recent postings here and in magazines
> on the use of only a 50mm lens amusing. When I first started
> serious photography, all I could afford was a 50mm lens and
> this bugged me. I thought about it and said to myself that
> I will first become as expert as I can with the "normal" lens
> and then, once I felt I mastered it (hah!), then I would feel
> justified in spending the money for a different focal length.
> Well, I shot with that camera and its normal lens exclusively
> for over 15 years (and still have it), before I tried something
> different. I think I learned a lot from this experience and
> it helps me, but there are situations where a wider or a
> shorter focal length *is* appropriate to the vision or the
> situation and walking around, moving closer or away, doesn't
> produce the desired result.
>
> So, focusing techniques and use of different lenses are just
> tools to be used when appropriate. Who would have just a
> 10mm wrench (UK: spanner) in their toolbox?
>
> -Dave
Very interesting editorial in Feb issue of Lenswork Quarterly on the tools
influencing the outlook. An honest "cry from the heart"
Peterg