[Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there -Lew

[lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)]

I take it to be a riff on the pressman's standard: f/16, 10', tri-x, big
flash. Worked for me. I'm guessing Mark mapped it onto 35mm practice.

Yes, I was referring to the fast ones. What's a 'zoom' anyway? Is it some
kind of car or airplane?

-Lew Schwartz


On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
gmail.com>wrote:

>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Steve Barbour
>
> On May 19, 2013, at 10:53 AM, "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
> Steve, what part of this message is yours, and what part is Philippe's? I
> have to admit the way these iPhone messages appear in nomal email is
> somewhat bewildering to me. Don't know whether others have the same
> problem. Anyone?
>
> Douglas
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <
> steve.barbour at gmail.com>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Mark's 5.6 and be there -Lew
>
>
> >
> >
> > 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
> >>>
> >>>
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