Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You forgot about the R-series SLRs and their macro lenses. Piece of cake, I say. AGS - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] A modest PAW this week > Mark Davison wrote: > > > > http://not.contaxg.com/document.php?id=571 > > > > A still-life study, raindrops on a window. I took a number of pictures of > > the rain on my window, trying to convey the cool elegance of the drops. > > Tried various cameras, lenses, points of view, but this moderate closeup > > taken with my Bronica medium format camera seemed to give the best balance > > between abstract geometry and mood. The Leica M shots were too far away > > (drops too small). Also, the Bronica wide open gives a nice creamy OOF > > treatment of the background behind the window (which is itself a window.) > > > > Has anyone else tried the exercise of shooting rain? Its an elusive > > substance! > ><Snip> > > So I'll be the devils advocate here again on this thing on the lug. > > I would have loved this shot even more if the photographer had not told > us how the shots with the Leica M had just not cut it. > As a die hard Leica LUG fanatic is makes me very sad. (He weeps and sobs) > But then again it's a bit of a no brainer - macro photography is not > exactly what most of us bought our Leica M's for is it? > It's those closer magnifications this are most pointedly the systems > weakness. No groundglass. Parallax. > Unless we go to the unusual steps of using a dual range or Viso. > But Everyone just loves it! So peaceful! So non political and non confrontational! > > I call it a slightly pain in the ass thing to do on the LUG. > Show us what the Leica M is NOT all about! Modest! > > Not just off topic but anti topic! > But I'm sure no one said the PAW had to be about Leica i guess. > Please!! Everyone show us the shots you did wide open with your damn Bronicas! > Show us the shots you did with other cameras after your Leicas failed you!!!! > > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html