Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Decent work. I like your comment on "visual sloppiness." It's one of the reasons I try using the TLR as often as possible to really sweat my composition. Whenever I'm tempted to get a zoom for my leica, I always remind myself of the zoom's lack of disciplining constrain. Best Regards Slobodan "B. D. Colen" wrote: > Hi, Steve...Not only is there no resistance to the B&W, it's one of my > selling points...... > > As to the primes v zooms...I carry the two F100s and the M6...the 35 is > always on the M6, and I usually have the 20 and the 60 or 85 mounted on the > F100s...I can then switch to the 28 if needed, or the alternate longer > lens...but in the kind of shooting I'm doing, that set up means I'm never up > the creek......The other prime/zoom issue....I have been thinking about the > new Nikon 17-35 2.8 ED AF etc. etc. silent, etc. etc.....but Michael > Hintlian, who has given me other excellent advice, notes that for the kind > of work I'm trying to do - as opposed to on-the-fly PJ shooting - zooms can > lead to visual sloppiness......an interesting observation... > > 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 Steve > LeHuray > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:10 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] FW: Day in the Life > > ---------- > From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> > To: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > Subject: Day in the Life > Date: Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 11:05 AM > > B.D. > > Excellent photography and documentary of a families day. > > Have a couple questions 'tho. Was there any resistance from the family for > you shooting B&W? I know you used an M6 and two F-100's, I wonder why you > chose primes for the F-100's? I know that primes are supposed to be better > than zooms (but that may no longer be true) but aren't you burdening > yourself by maybe having the wrong prime mounted, or, did you carry three > bodies with say M-6, 35mm--F-100's, 50 and 85 or any other combinations? > > Just wondering. > > Steve > Annapolis