Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Wide" Portraits
From: "Thomas J. Donovan" <75674.3465@compuserve.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:49:30 -0500
 
Eric Welch,

>>Don't get hooked into formulas. Portraits vertical<<
>>shot with short telephotos.....Use  a 19, or your <<
                     >>180 & get in close<<

Good advice.  Since I don't have the 19, I'll try my 180 ;-)!

>>It's ( 50mm ) a much more versatile lens than many<<
                >>photographers give it credit<<

So true! I've been using a 45 f2 lately & am just ( never too
late ;-) discovering that fact! 

>>Check out this page for something on Newman's work<<

I've got it & will proceed to review the WEB site.

Tom D.