Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] btw...
From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 18:01:47 +0200
References: <91F21B4C-DC56-11D6-8E80-0050E42E6E0B@shaw.ca>

She uses a 17-35 a lot (Canon), and an M6 with 28/2.8 (she wants a
noctilux). Yes I found the extreme distortion a bit offputting, but that
does seem to be her style, and that of many current PJ's. Certainly, the
17-35 zoom is the one everybody seems to have these days.

The beauty of the 24 is the lack of this sort of distortion, IMO, although
obviously you can push it a bit if you want to. But on the whole it's a very
natural look.

Glad you liked them, it was a nice surprise for me to bump into them before
she even had time to mail me about them - our emails crossed.

- -- Rob

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- ----- Original Message -----
From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] btw...


> Thanks for the heads up Rob,
>
> The photos and captions were very poignant and powerful. I could
> comment on the outrage I feel at their treatment but we have been down
> that path so many times before. If people are too blind to see what is
> in the photos, I doubt my comments will help.
>
> So perhaps a more technical discussion will be OK. I am not quite
> comfortable with her style of shooting as she is using a super wide of
> some sort and I find the signature distortion distracts from the
> content of the photos. I know that you use a 24 pretty heavily but I do
> not find the same effects in your photos. Do you think that she is
> using a 21 or wider?
>
> John Collier
>
> On Wednesday, October 9, 2002, at 11:08 AM, Rob Appleby wrote:
>
> > btw - I recommend a quick glance at Catherine Leuthold's feature about
> > Palestinian families on the Digital Journo. Catherine came with me to
> > the
> > Jinbeh caves in May and it's nice to see the work of a genuinely
> > concerned,
> > independent and unfamous photographer being showcased on the DJ.
>
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