Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/19

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica
From: John Collier <jbcollier@home.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 22:25:26 -0600

The stuff on the website is "his" best stuff. For the book, everything was
set up in advance (and I mean everything). They just handed him the camera
and told him which button to push. I am not making this up! He did sometimes
shoot with his own Leica M but mostly he was just given the camera of
whoever set up the shot. A lucky break for him and he seems to have run with
it. Good on him. 

John Collier

Kyle...when the h*ll are you showing up! It is almost winter up here and I
am freezing out there waiting for you.

> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 18:00:15 -0400
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica
> 
> Well, forgive my cynicism and jealousy, but this is really a prime example
> of some one who has gotten a photo book published because of who he is, not
> the kind of photographer he is. Sure, they're in focus and the colors are
> bright...but worthy of publication? Gimme a break!
> 
> B. D.
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Alastair
>> Firkin
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 5:27 PM
>> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>> Subject: [Leica] Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica
>> 
>> 
>>> Bryan Adams the singer uses a Leica. I wonder if anyone has any
>>> guesses as to which focal length lens(s) he may have used for his
>>> portraits at:
>>> 
>>> 
>> <http://www.leica-camera.com/markt/photokina/fotografen/adams/inde
>> x_e.html>
>> 
>> Hi Tristan,
>> 
>> I'd be surprised if he knew himself! Considering what his book "Made in
>> Canada" looked like which was sponsored by KODAK!
>> XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>> 
>> G'day Ted,
>> 
>> Well don't be too tough. His images on the Leica site look OK to
>> me. Wish I
>> had the chance to take them ;-) and don't be too worried about funding for
>> breast cancer. Its a worthy cause, but is better supported than many other
>> worthy medical problems, and even bad celeb. shots will probably be better
>> than none. Your critic of the images is valid I will assume (since I have
>> never seen the book)
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Alastair Firkin
>> 
>> http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>