Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Who? Thanks! Leo Wesson 817.733.9157 www.leowesson.com On Jan 3, 2011, at 19:30, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > My first photo seminar was with a Famous West Coast Photographer. His > advice was ditch the 35mm and get a real camera (I think I brought an M3 > and a couple of Summicrons, or maybe a Contax to the class, but definitely > TriX). So I bought a nice 4x5 field outfit, a Linhof Technica and lenses, > and for good measure an 8x10 rig also. The focus part was a little > tedious. Once you knew the distance to the target, you pulled out a > little chart for each lens that showed the range of focus for each stop, > based on your desired circle of confusion. Then you measured the various > zones, which gave you the key to the ISO for that shot and thus the > development time for that particular sheet, based on your densitometer > tests. After, of course, you had consulted your reciprocity failure > chart. Sometimes it happened that by the time I made the exposure > everything of interest, including the light, had vanished. Then the light > bulb began to flicker on that something more...immediate...might be > appropriate. Then, Gracia Dios, along came digital and the exposure comp > dial. > > Ken > > > > On 1/3/2011 6:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I think its nice to get the thing in focus most the time. >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information