[Leica] When 12mp is just not enough

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Hi George,

I honour all what you say. Maybe my comments are the result of shooting 35mm
99.9% of my life and the mobility of capturing the moments quickly and
precisely without having to cope with heavy duty cameras, tripods etc. My
largest ever camera was the Speed Graphic shooting 4X5 for weddings,
funerals, commercial and early days of my sports.

Once I got rid of it, although I did use three Hasselblad's for some time,
but used them much like working 3 Leica's. Even on some of the
documentaries. One Hassie on each shoulder with different lenses and the SWC
hanging around my neck. :-)  Hell of a sight! :-)

But finally proved a point to a couple of art directors that I could produce
equal or better images with Leica Kodachrome than Hassie ektachrome! I shot
an assignment on 35 kodachrome without telling them. Had prints made and
presented them to the AD's and blew them away. When I was sure they were
still ecstatic about the quality, then I told them I'd shot them with Leica
and 35mm Kodachrome.

Sold all the Hassie gear the next week! :-) And never looked back to larger.
Actually received three new assignments and.. "Hey Ted shoot it like you did
that stuff last week it was great!" :-)

 

I admit all the digital sizes and tech talk ooohhhsss and ahhhhhhhhhhh's
about digital really isn't my cup of tea. So I suppose bigger isn't better
in my eyes for nothing more than a better looking print. However, so far
I've never had any complaints about any of my 13X19 size prints, many sold
through a local gallery. So does the size make any difference in capturing
the instant blink of an eye moment shot with a Leica?

Or are we maybe getting into apples and oranges?

ted

 

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[mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Lottermoser George
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:51 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] When 12mp is just not enough

 

Then again if s/he does "know what a true photo moment is"

s/he'll capture it on something akin to an 8x10 negative worth of  

information.

For anyone who's worked with that much visual data - well - we'll drool.

 

The first time I took a loupe to an 8x10 negative and saw insects on  

leaves of foliage 20 feet away from the camera I fell in love with  

"large" format. And "large" digital sensors will give you that kind  

of detail.

 

I honor:

      the decisive moment

      the impeccable composition

      the gorgeous light

      the fine detail

      the rich tonality

      the correct subject

      the true color

in no particular order or hierarchy

if I can achieve 3 or 4 out of 7 I feel okay about image (and take  

note of those I missed).

 

Ted, I have the utmost respect for your rich body of work and your  

clear KISS approach to getting the subject, the moment and the light  

first and foremost.

 

Yet, I equally appreciate and respect those who achieve other various  

combinations of the 7 basic elements of our craft.

 

Fond regards,

George

 

george@imagist.com

http://www.imagist.com

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http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist

 

 

 

On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:28 AM, Ted Grant wrote:

 

> "what a true photo moment is?" All the mega pixels in the world  

> aren't going

> save his ass and produce the perfect picture moment.

 

 

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