Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/10

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Subject: [Leica] Street photography using LF
From: Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 07:47:01 -0800
References: <B630CEFF.56EE%john@pinkheadedbug.com>
 
>Which makes me wonder... has anyone ever tried street photography with a
>large format camera?
>[snip]
>I seem to recall reading somewhere that Garry Winogrand was considering
>using LF before he died.
>
>Dan


dan,

the autopsy report indicated that the very thought of using a lf camera for
street photography is what killed winogrand.

his last words were supposedly: "shippin' my PLOOT back to solms..."

guy
In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] Perspective etc.)