Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 7:45 PM -0500 1/13/02, Tina Manley wrote: >At 03:41 PM 1/13/02 -0800, you wrote: >>But I always try to make a shot with the light illuminating the subject >>before I use flash and if in doubt, out comes a flash, now I have the SF20 >>that I've played with a bit, but it's still basically unused! :-) But some >>day. ;-) >>ted >> >>Ted Grant Photography Limited >>www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant > > >Ted - > >I agree 100%; however, (don't you hate "howevers"!) it depends >entirely the purpose of your photographs. Try an experiment. Load >one camera with Tri-X or TMax 400 and put the Noctilux on it. Load >the other camera with Provia 100, a slow lens, and the SF20. Take >photos of the same subject - your grandkids playing inside with very >little natural light. Use an index card or handkerchief to soften >the SF20. Take a roll of photos with each. > >If these are photos that you are trying to sell to a mother or stock >agency, I'll guarantee that you'll have more "keepers" with the >SF20. If they are photos that you want to enter in a Family of Man >exhibit or blow up 10X to put in a fine-art gallery, the >natural-light ones will win every time. > >For everything there is a time and purpose (I think I read that somewhere.) > >Tina Bravo Tina, You've spoken on my behalf very well :-)! Each of these techniques has their uses; you just have to be clear on what you are aiming for. - -- * Henning J. Wulff /|\ Wulff Photography & Design /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html