Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sent from my iPhone Steve Barbour On May 19, 2013, at 10:10 AM, philippe.amard at sfr.fr wrote: Thanks Lew, you're probably right at least when dealing with lenses faster than the 4 - 5.6 marks, which BTW tend to slowly be taken out of the shelves though - look at the many zoom lenses sold today, f4 is often wide open ... also WA and UWA, I don't know why though. All of which still doesn't bring a clear answer as to why Mark wants (us) to shoot always at 5.6. the last two numbers of his social security number? Amiti?s Philippe, still there ======================================== Message du : 19/05/2013 18:17 De : "Lew Schwartz " <lew1716 at gmail.com> A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Copie ? : Sujet : Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there Also, aren't a lot of 35mm lenses supposed to be sharpest at 4.0 - 5.6? -Lew Schwartz On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 5:29 AM, wrote: > > Thank you Marshall, > > > this was known to me and actually sounds more of an urban legend adressing > trainees or freshmen PJs than anything else. > > > In addition it doesn't explain why Mark a contemporary experienced > professional photog who has published in the NYT, insists on shooting 5.6 > and be there whatever the format. > > > :-( > > > Philippe, still willing to learn :-) > > > > > ======================================== > > Message du : 19/05/2013 06:11 > De : "Marshall Hunt " > A : "Leica Users Group" > Copie ? : > Sujet : Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there > > > It is a modification of a motto from the early days of press photography, > when you needed three hands and big pockets to use a Speed Graphic. > : > "f.6" set your Speed Graphic lens at 5.6 so you have some depth of field > when you estimate the distance. > > "and be there" be at the scene of the action; otherwise you can't get a > fast shot. > > > On Sat, May 18, 2013 at 3:25 AM, > wrote: > >> Mark repeatedly writes: >> >> >> F 5.6 and be there. >> >> >> >> What's YOUR rationale for shooting at 5.6? >> >> >> >> >> If it is about DoF it is completely irrelevant for it also depends on >> sensor size, but this you know. >> >> >> So what is it please? >> >> >> >> >> AMiti?s >> Philippe >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information