Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hear, hear. Ted has said it all, with the minor observation that I want to add that the 50mm Summicron is a truly wonderful lens and anyone who can't take a good picture with it should consider some other field of endeavor than photography. Mark On 9/17/05, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > > Guys, guys, > That 50 already! ;-) Jeeeeeesh guys! C'mon, it's a no brainer put it on > the > camera go out look through the viewfinder until you feel you see something > worth fitting the coverage of the 50mm. And shoot it! > > A few years ago for one of the Leica Seminar lecture series I presented, > one > of the segments was.. "Vancouver on 50mm a day." Along the lines of "Paris > on $50.00 a day." > > So for 3 days and nights we worked only the 50mm Noctilux f1.0 on an M > camera and the 50 1.4 Summilux on a motor driven R8. And we worked our > asses > off making sure every shot was as good as possible. Yeah we shot a few > clunkers the world hasn't and will never see! ;-) > > But what we did use opened the eyes of a number of Leica using people to > the > 50mm lens. Which model isn't relevant, as you either see and make the lens > work or you don't. We made the Noctilux look like a macro lens by going > wide open and as close as it was possible to focus on a Daffodil bouquet > in > the rain and the skyline of the city in the background, marvellous shot. > WHY? > > Well at f1.0 only the closest focus point was sharp, rain drops looked > beautiful and from that small segment of raindrops and flowers the rest > went > ..... "macro look!" It's called use your imagination don't go out with any > negative thoughts of.. "well this is a 50mm and nothing works or what I > think does, is crap!" And if that's the case don't bother going out in the > first place! > > Here do this! Go out with the thought I'm going to make that Ted Grant eat > his words about we don't know how to make the 50 work and I'm going to > kick > his ass! Hell go for it, I always loved a challenge! ;-) > > Now there you go a gauntlet thrown in challenge, so kick my ass and stop > whining about the lack of capability with a 50mm lens! :-) See now you've > got yer dander up, a challenge right in your face, so kick ass! Get out > and > use the 50 and shoot some of the best dang pictures you've ever taken. :-) > > Besides all this whining about a 50 is absolute garbage. Look at the > beautiful, heart warming, fabulous photographs that GeeBee shoots, not > once > in a while, it's damn near everyday and most people on the list wet their > collective pants in awe of what he produces... me included! Damn he's good > with any lens but his 50mm work is constantly awe inspiring! > > So why the big crock about not being able to do anything with a 50MM? > > Give me a break already, get your collective asses out there and shoot > some > magical photographs!:-) Oh and for heaven sake don't come back with any > whining BSt!!! Just go do it! > > ted > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >