Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]So I thought also, until I tried using a Fuji 120. The whites blew out, sometimes even flaring into the dark areas. An equivalent would be a Norman Seef image but which is much sharper. S. Dimitrov On May 6, 2007, at 4:21 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> snip huge quantities > > I don't buy into the thing about a lens having too much contrast and > friendlier softer lenses. Any contrast problems is dealt with in > printing. > I realize that there are a lot of people who are really good who > are into > this. I'm just not. And it think its an unfortunate piece of mis > information > being passed down. > > My strong advise is to get the most modern best lasted cutting edge > sophistication you can afford. They will not let you down. Later on > if you > have the time and inclination get old stuff for different "looks". > But ones main look if one was a commercial photographer should be the > highest quality. > > > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > 8A/109s > New York, NY > > markrabiner.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information