Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"The worst enemy of the good picture is the unimportant feature. ...You will immediately find that wherever you can leave something off, the picture will always be improved, never suffer...Question:How much can I leave out of the picture...The step from the 50mm to the 90mm field of view leads us to the essential, to a concentration on the motif. The characteristic 90mm field of view to which the use of this lens educates us will often make us change our camera position, by examining the field of view through the viewfinder... until the picture is perfect....This is why it demands increased discretion from its user. This is why I have called it a teacher." He also mentions decreased depth of field, small size, ease in isolating the subject from its surroundings, ideal for portraits.........and then mentions it can be used on the Visoflex II at infinity. ARTHURWG@aol.com wrote: > > Book sounds great. Meanwhile, please tell us why the 90 should be the first > lens. Arthur