Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I sold my Hasselblad because I spent more time on the mechanics of taking a picture than the composition itself. Whilst I had rasor sharp trannies the pictures were not in themselves as good as those taken with my contax tvs. A comparison of your excellent mac.com picture with the Hasselblad portraits on your own website only confirm this for me. With the M6 the girls cheerfully alowed you to get in close and remained relaxed because even at their age they realised it was not such a serious shoot, just a bit of fun. I'm willing to bet that you looked a lot more relaxed. My wife hated it when I got out the Hasselblad and my sister knew that her children would have grown up and had children of their own before I got the light reading, focus..etc.right! You have convinced me that I do not need to get another medium format camera though naturally enough I will probably buy one, possibly by the end of the month, use it solidly for a week, then put it away and get it out periodicly to clean and admire. ;.) Simon G - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Lamb" <simon@sclamb.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:43 AM Subject: [Leica] M6 with studio flash try out > Spurred on by an image I saw a while back created by Mark Rabiner with his > M6 using studio flash, I tried using my M6 with some Multiblitz flashes at > the weekend. Here is a resultant image: > > http://homepage.mac.com/sclamb/PhotoAlbum8.html > > I have never really considered using the M6 before but, with the results > that I achieved, especially using the 90mm APO ASPH (which this image was > taken with), I may start using it a lot more. It is certainly easier to > handle that an SLR or the Hasselblad, and the image quality of the 12"X8" > print that I made isn't far short of the quality I get from the Hasselblad > either. > > Thanks Mark for planting the seed. > > Simon > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html