Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Salgado's Lenses
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2000 10:57:41 -0700
References: <001501bfcfc4$c766b580$5691e1cf@usf-1159-14>
 
Robert Meier wrote:
> 
> Some time ago it was mentioned here that Salgado uses two M6's with 35 and
> 28 lenses, and an R6.2 with the 60mm Macro-Elmarit and a zoom, I think
> 70-180.  What, I have been wondering, does he use the macro for?  I have
> never seen a close-up shot of his published.  Is that his portrait lens?

It's his "normal" lens.
So many people forget the normal and put it down. By normal I mean 40-60.
HCB sure didn't put it down. And everyone tried imitating him but using a 35 or 28.
Nothing boring or mediocre about a normal lens.
Nothing normal about it! Call it exceptional instead of normal for now on!
Mark Rabiner
In reply to: Message from "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> ([Leica] Re: Salgado's Lenses)