Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've read some other articles, clearly an excitable chap. I don't totally agree with his post production concepts. I do agree with the concept that technology can violate the existential moment, but, that isn't the camera's fault! After nearly three years with an M around my neck I'm just getting to the point where that doesn't happen to often. Where I can lift the camera and casually record a moment without a fuss. Most of it belongs to preparation. Chris At 05:04 PM 7/26/2005, you wrote: >Yes, I got the impression that the article was somewhat hastily put >together. But other than that, I thought (I do have a DSLR, BTW) >it was a nice article on simplification and quality. Clearly the fellow >has made a serious go at digital B&W and found it wasn't for him. > >Leica offers "the best" (take that for what you will) optics, in a >small package. That lightens his load in the field. Expose, focus >and shoot (OK, maybe pick a filter) - doesn't get much simpler >than that. With a simple precision tool and just a lens or two, >mastery of capture certainly has fewer variables. > >I wondered too about a possible need for a larger format, but I >presumed that Efke 25 @ ISO 6 in XTOL with the lux scanner gets >him fine enough grain and low enough noise for the size enlargements >he was planning to sell. Seems like a credible combo. > >If anything, I'm surprised he is scanning (and presumably digi printing, >but I don't think he says so). I'm swimming in "digital darkroom" >technologies and techniques and that, to me at least, hardly seems >part of any simplification strategy :-) Just finding a great printer and >making him/her a close friend might be much simpler and yield >superiour results. > >Hell, Ralph Gibson does just fine making "fine art" photos with an M6, >a few lenses TriX and Rodinal. Why not? > >Scott > >Alan Magayne-Roshak wrote: > >>I think Pete Myers is expressing what I feel too. Leica rangefinders seem >>to be the most symbiotic cameras for many of us; they represent the most >>minimal instrument between us and our pictures. My hands and eye and psyche >>are most satisfied by the feel of an M. >> >>What I read in the text is that the end-all for him is high-quality with >>simplicity, portability, and pleasure of use. View cameras are simpler in >>concept, but come with encumbrances needed for their use; i.e. tripod, dark >>cloth, separate holders... >> >>You can like the pictures or not like them, but I don't think one should >>tell another what the proper tool is for their art. I got some my most >>interesting images of ice motorcycle racing with a 4x5 RB Auto Graflex and >>Verito diffused focus lens. >> >>Alan >> >>Alan Magayne-Roshak >>Senior Photographer >>Visual Imaging >>Univ. of Wis.- Milwaukee >>Information & Media Technologies >>amr3@uwm.edu >>(414) 229-6525 >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 A0049