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Subject: [Leica] Week 9 and 10
From: michiel.fokkema at wanadoo.nl (Michiel Fokkema)
Date: Mon Mar 13 11:01:24 2006
References: <C03B2653.DCDA%bdcolen@comcast.net>

I indeed agree with you that it is a special lens and needs quit some 
practice to use it in a proper way. I do however shot some photos with 
it that look very natural and really work imho, like this one 
http://michielfokkema.no-ip.info/paw/14a.htm or
http://michielfokkema.no-ip.info/blug/blug4.html
I have a few more made in the streets but these aren't scanned yet. I 
think I might make dedicated CV15 page. there seems to be enough interest.

Michiel


B. D. Colen wrote:
> Or...think of the15 as a special lens for special work, and stick to
> something in the 28-50 range as a 'carry lens.'
> 
> The following is not a response to your image or to you....:-)
> 
> I realize this is a matter of taste, but I find in looking at posted images
> that the 15 is grossly over used. In fact, the use of the 15 reminds me of
> the faddish overuse of the fish eye back when Nikon brought it out for the
> F. 
> 
> 
> On 3/13/06 1:24 PM, "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> wrote:
> 
>> Thanks B.D.,
>>
>> You're probably right about the CV15. Unfortunate it was the only wide
>> angle I had with me. Just another proof of the fact that I should never
>> leave any lens at home.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Michiel Fokkema
>>
>>
>> B. D. Colen wrote:
>>> Michiel - Very nice shot of your lovely daughter - and great idea to 
>>> shoot
>>> her regularly at this 'elastic' age. The dining shot, however, I think 
>>> is an
>>> excellent example of when its time to put the 15 away; the perspective 
>>> and
>>> distortion distract from, rather than add to the quality of the image.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/13/06 12:31 PM, "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Richard,
>>>>
>>>> I think the aperture was 5.6. If I had tipped down a bit more I would
>>>> have had a black part on the bottom of the picture because of the
>>>> darkness under the table. A 19 or 21 might have been a better lens for
>>>> this picture but I don't have one.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking,
>>>>
>>>> Michiel
>>>>
>>>> Richard S. Taylor wrote:
>>>>> Michiel - That's a nice portrait of your daughter.  Your project with
>>>>> her sounds like a good one.
>>>>>
>>>>> Since I've been playing with the one myself, I'm more intrigued by your
>>>>> use of the CV15 in the restaurant, though.
>>>>>
>>>>> Was it shot wide open?  Did you estimate focus on your friend?  (It
>>>>> looks like your friend and the far background is really sharp, the
>>>>> foreground less so.)  Do you think a bit more tip down to lose some of
>>>>> the ceiling would still work?
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice picture, too, by the way.  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-9/
>>>>>> http://michielfokkema.wordpress.com/picture-a-week-2006/week-10/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> C&C welcome and appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michiel Fokkema
>>>>>>
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