Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/09

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Subject: [Leica] What film did HCB use?
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:59:20 -0400

Lots of cropping I saw in two HCB shows  in the past 5 years.
as this shot was done in 1932 I'd guess it was done at iso 40 max.
Maybe stopped down a couple using a Leica screw mount.

Mark


> From: PHC <lug at paulhardycarter.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 9 Jun 2011 14:49:51 +0100
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] What film did HCB use?
> 
> Maybe someone out there in LUGland can identify this:
> 
> http://www.ethertongallery.com/html/specialprojects/negative/details/6.htm
> 
> What surprised me was how much was cropped out of the prints we know and 
> love.
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> P.
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> On 8 Jun 2011, at 23:11, James Laird wrote:
> 
>> Just for kicks I want to try to duplicate the 'look', not of course the
>> artistry, of HCB's photographs. Probably a foolish endeavor but hey I've 
>> got
>> an M4 and a collapsible Summicron so why not? Anybody know what
>> film/developer combo he used most often? I've heard most of his photos 
>> were
>> actually processed and printed by someone else (at Magnum?)
>> 
>> Jim Laird
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