Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/22

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Lucian Niemeyer (Re: Re: black and Camo tape)
From: Jim Brick <jim_brick@agilent.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 09:55:08 -0800

At 08:24 AM 2/22/01 -0800, Doug Herr wrote:
>
>Thanks for mentioning Lucian Niemeyer.  On his website (www.lnsart.com) 
>Lucian describes qualities of light, films, equipment and IMHO has very sane 
>opinions on these matters, i.e., nature photos must be believable, which 
>means using films with neutral color rendition; that most equipment 
>available today can be used to produce excellent photographs 99.9% of the 
>time; no UV filters or fill flash; and foremost, that without an 
>understanding of light no amount of techno-wizardry or gadgets can make a 
>good photo.
>
>BTW he uses Leica because he wants that extra .1% in his images (and to use 
>a UV filter would negate that small advantage designed in to his lenses).
> 
>NO UV
>
>Doug Herr
>Birdman of Sacramento
>http://www.wildlightphoto.com

Right on doug!!! Good post!

Jim

NO UV TOO

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