Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/10/04 10:52 AM, "Robert Palmieri" <rpalmier@depaul.edu> wrote: > Folks - > > Well, I'm going shooting in an arboretum this weekend with one of my 4x5 > totin' buddies. In classic David and Goliath fashion I've decided to > bring nothing but Leica-related gear. I'll be attempting to test a > hunch of mine that under certain conditions (all objects of interest at > relatively the same distance from the camera, no need to stop down too > far, etc) our 35mm tools of choice just might be able to hold their own. >snippet< A hand held 4x5 like a SPEED GRAPHIC or LINHOF TECHNIKA or a compact viewfinder/rangefinder probably-less technical camera (WISTA, TOYO, WISNER, HORSEMAN) which needs a tripod or a full blown monorail bellows drop cloth loupe not real outdoorsey what-have-you? Its kind of possible to do "snaps" with earlier technical types of 4x5's which could be compared with snaps with a Leica. Even with both on tripods I for one feel snaps can be made with tripods and I have the images to prove it. But if he's focusing on a groundglass and waiting for stuff to happen in front of his camera while you are moving around like a whiling dervish a direct comparison can hardly be made. And he might win anyway. Sometimes the tripod shootings are much more invisible or less noticed than the whirling dervishes. I'd say normally you sacrifice quality the smaller format you go in favor of spontaneity. That's the going story. You are saying the spontaneity factor means more to the shot than extreme richness of tonality and fine grain and micro detail. (and I don?t buy the Ctein thing about larger formats have less detail - it's bizarre) Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon http://rabinergroup.com/