Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Lluis, You have a wonderful outlook on the creative aspect of photography. I certainly approve of it and of your photos you share with us. I have also changed my philosophy on my own photography. I now give myself a photographic challenge to create a certain look that is in my mind. My challenge is to create that look inside the camera using whatever tools I have at hand. (not photoshop) In some cases it might be with the uncoated Xenon and Summar of 1937. It might be with the wonderful Summarex or the very wonderful Noctilux. It might even be with my tilt and shift Nikkor that I can stop down to f45. Or it might be with the 560mm Telyt. Or it might be taken with a film camera and different types of film if that's what I want the photo to look like. It only matters to me and how I want the photo to look. However there is also another part of me, a curious part that wants to know how things are made and why things work in a special way. And that is the question of this thread. Best Regards, Len On Nov 23, 2008, at 10:11 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > I would like to introduce, what is for me a different concept, > > Coating or Multi-Coating? > > Multi coating is of course technologically improved, IMHO I'm very > happy with a coated lens, just to improve a certain flare without > eliminating the parasite light. It seems that today nobody else > talk about "The Glamour", nobody else talk as Ivor Matanle says on > page 156 pn a portarit of his wife with the 150 mm Triotar "... The > softness of the image in the out-of-focus areas is quite different > in character from that achieved by modern japanese lenses". > > Everyone one of us has his own preferences and targets, for me > perfection is not directly implied with beauty. For me the > photography is still an art of the imaginary world, where sometimes > we are finishing the edition work in our mind. For me perfection by > himself is nathing more than perfection, for me the value of an > image is much more important. > > Can every one imagine the Edward Weston, Man Ray, HCB... and many > others improved pictures?, IMHO what we should work to improve is > our creatitivty, with all the respect for all, we are only > following and technically improving the great creative work of the > Masters of the past. > > Saludos cordiales > Lluis > > > > > El 23/11/2008, a las 15:14, Ric Carter escribi?: > >> curious-- >> >> how much does it cost and who did it? >> >> thanks >> >> ric >> >> >> On Nov 23, 2008, at 6:46 AM, Marty Deveney wrote: >> >>> 've seen a 50/2 rigid Summicron that was multicoated recently and >>> it is amazing to see the difference it made when compared to its >>> previous scratched state. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information