Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Non-Leica lenses for available light
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 05:58:24 -0500

>> I agree that Nikon and Leica make a great combination.  I'm going to shoot
>> the demonstrations at the G20 summit in Ottawa this weekend.  Around my
>> neck will be a .58 with a 3E and a motor.  On one shoulder an M6HM with a
>> 90.  And on the other shoulder an F3HP/MD4 with a 180.  The Nikon will do
>> double duty as camera and blunt instrument...
>>
>> As far as non-Leica available light lenses go, I've read great reviews of
>> that honking great 28/1.4 Nikkor.  The 28/2.0 AIS is supposed to be OK as
>> well.  Some Nikkors that *aren't* great available light lenses include the
>> 50/1.4 and 1.2, the 24/2.0 (the one I had was egregiously bad) and the
>> 35/2.0.
>>
>> Frankly, IMO nothing but nothing matches the current fast Leica M lenses.
>> It's a fool's errand to even try :-)
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> http://www.chefurka.com
>> --
>
> Paul,
>
> Good luck in Ottawa this weekend. I remember some of your previous demo
> photos.
>
> Having photographed numerous demonstrations I have used a kit similiar to
> yours, Two Ms and a F3HP. What I learned is that to get good demonstration
> photos you need to be close-in with the demonstrators. So my recommendation
> would be to dump the F3 and the Leica 90mm.
>
> Go wide with 35, 28 and a 21 if you have one. Take a 50 as a telephoto.
>
> I would also like to suggest that by getting close in you can get some
> really meaty stuff of the demonstrators and police. Try and get away from
> the dreaded pictures of demonstrators carrying signs--been done to death.
>
> Here are a few of my protestor photos, which you may have seen before:
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk3.jpg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk3a.jpg

oops! had a typo on this one
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk41.jpg
>
> http://www.streetphoto.net/photo_of_the_week/wk41a.jpg
>
> be safe,
>
> sl
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