Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]But, if your purpose is technically perfect landscapes with a tripod on slow film, why would you use Leica M's and not medium or large format? Is there any advantage to an M in that situation? Tina At 01:13 AM 10/2/00 -0400, you wrote: >Ted,Tina,and Walt, > >I gotta disagree here(of course)! >Not everyone using 35mm (oops,the LEICA :>)) is a photojournalist on the >run whose only preoccupation is to get something,anything, on film. >Tripods,like fast lenses in low light,have their place where they shine and >any self respecting photog has to know when to use each. >There are literally tens of thousands of brilliant,riveting images out there >all taken using a tripod,mirror lockup,etc that move people as much as any >low light hand held reportage image. >The guy who's shooting street conflict in Jerusalem,for example,using a tripod >is as big a dummy as the guy who's shooting a handheld landscape at 1/4 sec >with his Asph 35. Both may get the pic,but neither is maximizing their >opporturity. >You gotta know when to use the proper tools and technique. > >Rebuttals anyone?? >MarkT Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com