Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Shooting With a Super Wide Angle Lens?
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2002 13:26:39 -0600
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Thanks for the advice John.

I'm off to the local hardware to see if I can buy a cheap, small, and 
lightweight level to verify.

So far, the 12 mm looks like a great lens for tight indoor situations.

Much more of a learning curve than my old 28.


Regards,

Greg



John Collier wrote:

> Keep the camera level!
>
> Get close! Ten feet is across the universe as far as a 12 is 
> concerned. Think that you are close enough? Then take two more steps 
> closer.
>
> Meter carefully, with a twelve I would point the camera down, way down 
> to make sure I am excluding the sky (unless that is what you want, 
> then point it up, way up).
>
> Did I mention to keep the camera level?
>
> John Collier
>
> PS: not an ideal portrait lens for loved ones. One of my friends had a 
> rather frosty time of it with his significant other after a roll with 
> a twenty one...
>
> On Saturday, June 1, 2002, at 08:54 AM, Greg J. Lorenzo wrote:
>
>> I wonder if someone could provide me with some newbie pointers on 
>> shooting with a super wide angle lens?
>>
>> I just acquired a Voigtlander 12 mm for my M6 from Dr. Yao and having 
>> never used any lens wider than 28 mm I'm finding the perspective 
>> provided through the supplied finder rather daunting.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Greg
>>
>>
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Replies: Reply from alex olstein <alexolstein@comcast.net> (Re: [Leica] Shooting With a Super Wide Angle Lens?)
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