Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/01

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Subject: Re: off topic?/my opinion on Salgado "Terra"
From: creadick@mindspring.com (Nowell Creadick)
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 1997 16:43:31 -0400 (EDT)

Thank you for raising this question...I have been very curious about this.
I saw Terra right next to Workers and the Terra images were much more
technically advanced in my opinion.  Do you think this was technique or
newer lenses or both?

Can we get more on topic than this?



>N I N O wrote:
>>
>> Hi Lugs
>> Do you have any idea what kind of lens and bodies did Salgado use for this
>> work  ?
>> bye
>> Nino
>
>I think he uses an M4, M5 and a Leicaflex SL2 with 60mm macro. Don't
>know about the M lenses. He uses Tri-X almost exclusively and doesn't
>meter.
>
>Cheers,
>Amilcar