Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nooooo! What about the newspaper tests? :P On Jun 3, 2009, at 4:36 AM, Bob Adler wrote: > Geoff, > I'm I reading you right? Are you saying that the only reason for > Leica glass is for street reportage? > Best, > Bob > Bob Adler > Palo Alto, CA > http://www.raflexions.com > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2009 12:29:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ? > > George, at 12x18 it is stunning in several forms. I may try the > limit of my > 3800 soon. We shall talk when I'm home. > I do also subscribe to the view that larger prints are meant to be > viewedfrom further way and with the basics in place there is little > to limit > the print size if that's appropriate for your end purpose. > Steve's viewpoints are perfectly valid of course, but for me street > reportage is by means the only reason for superb Leica glass > > 2009/6/3 George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> > >> Traditionally - perhaps. >> >> If you saw Geoff's recent print shared in the print exchange >> you may think differently about the M8 as a landscape tool. >> >> I'm not sure how large a print he could take it to. >> But at 8x10 it looks like a contact print from an 8x10 negative. >> >> Stunning really. >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 2, 2009, at 12:16 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >> this is a terribly interesting discussion Geoff, and the points you >>> mention, really get me thinking further about something I already >>> deeply >>> believe, >>> >>> the quest for technical excellence above spontaneity and content >>> would >>> certainly force me to consider large format, super large >>> negatives, or >>> whatever :-) , as well as a tripod... >>> >>> striving for that level of pure technical excellence, would not >>> have me >>> using a hand held camera with a cropped sensor, designed for >>> quick and >>> discrete street shooting, capturing spontaneity... >>> >>> as I see it, these are two quite different goals, the >>> accomplishment of >>> each one being very difficult, and the where withall to do each, >>> at cross >>> purposes... >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > 'Life's not B&W, except at both ends' > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > 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 THEIN Onn Ming *photohorologer ming at www.mingthein.com www.flickr.com/mingthein