Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/17

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Subject: [Leica] #395
From: robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier)
Date: Thu Nov 17 09:19:59 2005
References: <005201c5eb4f$bb53c420$cd704c51@desktop> <003f01c5eb99$1f2a32b0$1ae76c18@ted>

Kiss! Kiss!  Bang! Bang!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] #395


> Graham showed how a wide angle lens should be used correctly! :-)
> Subject: [Leica] #395
>> Leica M2 : 15mm Voigtlander Heliar : Agfa Vista 200
>> > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05395.htm<<
>
> Hi Graham,
> Beautiful interior! Everything is correct vertically and horizontally 
> illustrating the talent of a photographer who knows how and when to make 
> use of a super wide lens.
>
> It doesn't get any better than this for wide angle use. The 15mm is one of 
> my favourite lenses for shooting interiors and travel photography.
>
> There isn't any distortion because of a super wide lens like this.... 
> "when the camera and lens are correctly used!" I suppose one might say, 
> "well there's distortion because the angle is so wide."  Of course that's 
> nonsense, as long as the camera and lens are perfectly correct, all the 
> lens does is give one a different point of view and seeing.
>
> Distortion occurs because the photographer doesn't hold or mount the 
> camera correctly. That's one of the reasons I have a small level in my 
> camera bag to put on top of the camera , usually the hot shoe to make sure 
> the camera is right on the mark straight.
>
> And obviously the camera is on a tripod.
>
> Damn it sure is a fine photograph because of your technical ability to use 
> equipment correctly.
> ted
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In reply to: Message from geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee) ([Leica] #395)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] #395)