Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/05

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Subject: [Leica] size matters
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 02:49:58 -0500

At the expense of a possibly exquisite Linhof Master Technika which could
have done a totally viable job as it has done thousands of times before over
decades and happens to be my favorite dream camera as I have stated recently
on the LUG.
The German Version of the classic American Speed graphic camera which did
everything for many decades.
Munich vs. Rochester NY.

http://www.linhof.com/master_technika_classic_e.html

A more flexible, precise and admired camera than a Linhof Master Technika is
hard to think of.

12 4x5's is three contact sheets. thats a lot of film. Many sports stories
or any stories were done with half that or half that that. Or with a holder
with two sheets in it. One to get the shot the other in case they blinked.
Its history which is still there.


Mark William Rabiner
Photography
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/


> From: Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2012 07:36:04 +0000
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] size matters
> 
> Nice story Phil, and a nice windfall for a young aspiring student.
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden
> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> www.gwpics.com
> 
> On 6 Dec 2012, at 06:00, Phil Swango <pswango at att.net> wrote:
> 
>> Size matters (format/sensor size), but sometimes not in the direction you
>> think.  Back in around 1960 I had a brief job as photographer for the
>> student newspaper at my university (Louisiana State or LSU for folks on
>> this side of the Atlantic).  When I went on staff I was issued a Linhoff
>> 4x5 press camera and told in no uncertain terms that 35mm was out of the
>> question for press work.  So I lugged the Linhoff to various shoots and 
>> did
>> my job, but longed to use the little Leica IIIf I had bought.  One day my
>> editor assigned me to shoot an important track meet and I dutifully loaded
>> six film holders with film and went off to do the job.  I soon realized
>> that I couldn't do much with 12 frames and was totally incapable of
>> following the fast action that the meet entailed.  Out of frustration I 
>> put
>> a roll of Tri-X in the Leica and shot a 36 exposure roll, as much for my
>> own satisfaction as for the assignment.  When I developed the roll I
>> immediately saw that the 35mm stuff was the best record of the event and
>> decided to show a contact sheet to the editor.  He agreed that the Leica
>> shots were the best of the bunch and chose 14 to run as a centerfold 
>> spread
>> of the event.  Since I got paid by the published shot I was elated.  At
>> $1.50 per shot I had earned $21!  I was rich!  If that sounds silly,
>> remember that in today's money that would be around $168, quite a windfall
>> for a college student.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Phil Swango
>> 307 Aliso Dr SE
>> Albuquerque, NM 87108
>> 505-262-4085
>> 
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