Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Two "new" images
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 15:42:12 -0700
References: <MBBBJHIBKCKEAEOKKBPOEEHKCFAA.bdcolen@earthlink.net>

Strangely interesting conclusion on your part.

Send everyone on the list a print which is much more representative of 
the glass and it's capabilities.

Digital photos scanned at very low resolutions for comparisons prove 
nothing.

Regards,

Greg

B. D. Colen wrote:

>I have to say 'thanks,' and your comments are all right on - although I
>would argue that number 4 will always have some relevance as a political
>social image...But given our short national memory, maybe not..:-(
>
>As to the Big Question..
>
>Yes, #3 was shot with a Summicron 28....#4 was shot with a Vivitar Series I
>28 on a Honeywell Pentax, which is what I "moved up" to from my first "real"
>camera, a IIIc with a Serenar 50 1.8.
>
>I think the lesson here, given that thus far 50% of the guessers have
>guessed wrong, and NO ONE has flat out said - 'Oh, THAT's a Leica image,' is
>that as wonderful as Leica glass is, this 'I can tell a Leica image at 50
>paces stuff' is so much bs. ;-)
>
>Bottom line - "it ain't the meat, it's the motion."
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Don Dory
>Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 3:40 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Two "new" images
>
>
>I'm going to be PC for a change.  It doesn't matter.  Two strong images.
>Number 3 is a timeless image that any human could process and make up their
>own mind about.  Number 4 requires social relevance training;  This means
>that in some cultures and at some future time the image will have little
>relevance.  Back to the debate about captions, number four has a different
>meaning in 1968 than 1964.
>
>But, just because I actually got some sleep and a whole day off, #3 is the
>Leica and #4 is the other.  Only because you keep saying that you use your
>Leica where they are strongest which is wide angles in low light.  That
>describes the shot of the couple on the bed.
>
>Don Dory
>dorysrus@mindspring.com
>
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In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Two "new" images)