Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Erwin, photographic technique
From: Martin Howard <howard.390@osu.edu>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2000 21:17:26 -0400

Tina Manley jotted down the following:

> Slow films and tripods are for medium and large format film.

While I agree with the Leica's primary use being available light, handheld
shots of (primarily) people, I can see why someone would like to use the
Leica M or R for stuff that has traditionally been the MF or LF stuff.  For
one, your equipment is going to way much less, so there less stuff to haul.
Secondly, you can get some pretty amazing results.  George Lauterstein who
was (is?) a member of this list and the LTM list used (I believe) an M2 and
50mm DR Summicron almost exclusively and got some of the most amazing nature
photographs I've ever seen with this setup.  I think he shot everything on a
tripod, at f/16.

Finally, of course, there's the challenge.  The question of just how good
stuff can you get with such small equipment?  The joy lies in pushing the
limits, something that wouldn't be as fun in MF or LF, because getting there
is easier.

M.

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