Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jem, The more I look at pictures by HCB, Riboud, Boubat (to name a few), the more I doubt they were using hyperfocal that often. Do examine their shots. The backgroup is most of time out of focus and so is the foreground. But the subjects *are* sharp provided that in the 40-50th the films were slower than now, the separate telemeters were a nightmare to use (sorry for the pre-M lovers) and that the subjects were not slower than today. > his assistant had to mark > hyperfocal distances for him on his lenses with red > nail varnish. Moreover, I doubt that a person intelligent enough to found Magnum and to write the most sensible pages about the spirit of photography was dumb enough to not understand the hyperfocal concept. All the best. - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > Behalf Of Jeremy Kime > Sent: Thursday 29 July 1999 16:17 > To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' > Subject: RE: [Leica] Canon 28 or 35. > > > Horst, > I'm sure he would, the Magnum story reveals his > assistant had to mark > hyperfocal distances for him on his lenses with red > nail varnish. Focusing > wasn't for him, seeing the picture was it. > > Jem