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Subject: Re: [Leica] r singh
From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2000 20:54:21 -0800

i dug up the pop photo issue with the article on r singh, from march 99.
here are the passages where the writer (that master prose sylist, h
keppler) talks about singh's equipment:

'years ago singh graduated from leica rangefinders to pentax slrs to nikon
slrs, settling on the 1983 fa principally because it provided a 1/250-sec
top sync speed.... however, singh adds that he found the fa autoexposure
useful sometimes for quick street shooting. down to his last battered fa,
he has, in the '90s, turned to nikon fm2ts, which also sync at 1/250 sec.'

'while singh does own a 24mm nikkor ... he usually ranges between 28mm,
35mm and 50mm....'

'singh shuns films that pep up color. india needs no such aid. he uses
kodakchrome exclusively, 25 preferred, 64 when another stop of exposure is
needed, and 200 when there is no other way out. a small flash unit is
always along, primarily for fill flash, to brighten colors in the shade
and, in emergencies, indoors.'

as do many literate photographers, singh frequently brings up painters and
writers he admires, drawing parallels between his work and theirs. the
essay/interview is an interesting one, perhaps the only piece of writing
i've ever seen that was dedicated to him.

guy