Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah...true Walt...I also knew many of them in the 80's now that I think about it...maybe the thing is they at least kept the horizon straight. LOL I guess I always liked the look of longer lenses better, it cleans up the background, makes things snap more due to a more limited DOF and also keeps you from being IN YOUR FACE close. Sometimes a 20 is nice...but as a standard lens? I remember when I was still wet behind the years I went to a Flying Short Course in Florida, Alex Webb was talking and showing his work...he mentioned most of the shots from Haiti were shot with a 35mm lens...I never liked that lens before. When I got home I stuck my 35 on my FM2 and made myself shoot with it...forcing myself to NOT use my 20. After a few weeks it became my favorite lens...still is one of my favorites...wide enough to get you close, long enough to keep you from being too close. Combine that with a 90/100/105 and a 180 and you really can photograph just about anything. Walt Johnson wrote: > Harrison > > I don't think you assesment of new shooters/wide angle is accurate. I > saw a lot of wide-angle obsessive compulsives in the 70's. -- Harrison McClary Harrison McClary Photography harrison@mcclary.net http://www.mcclary.net ImageStockSouth - Stock Photography http://www.imagestocksouth.com Tobacco Road: Personal Blog: http://www.mcclary.net/blog