Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"All the time in the world to sit"? I don't think so! Great landscapes can and and do have decisive moments when clouds, fog or patchy sunlight conspire to produce a fleeting bit of magic lasting at most a few minutes and more often, a few seconds. When I look at Adams' best photos, I am struck by how fast he must've been with the view camera or how well he must've been able to anticipate an upcoming photo op. Field cameras aren't hard to use, but I'd be hard-pressed to unpack and be shooting within 2 minutes as he apparently could (no fair using Readyloads!) Adams did mention being given a Leica R4(?) but didn't seem overly fond of it's automation. Bear in mind he had a long-standing relation with Zeiss, so... Miro Jurcevic wrote: > > I remember as a teenage watching Ansel Adams on television doing his work > and thinking how wonderful photography must be when you have all the time in > the world to sit and plan a shot. How often does any person have that > experience, especially with an SLR or Rangefinder ? > > When you look at the bulk and size of a Hasselblad, it can only really be > used in zero gravity or very carefully. > > Miro