Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina Manley quoted Jan Faul: > >To be perfectly honest, I think 35mm cameras are for journalists and > >amateurs. 'Quality' is not their strength. > Tina, I don't know quite how to direct a response to that forum, but here is my response if you would like to pass it on. I am always amazed at such silly comments. It is like saying, a screwdriver is only for amateurs, a pro mechanic would use a wrench. My problem with medium and larger formats is that they make it very difficult to capture the "quality" I like--content. Compare a David Muench book with Art Wolf's book (all 35) called Light on the Land. Detail versus spirit. The mechanics of operating MF and LF (I use all three formats regularily) are so demanding, they limit content. So in my opinion, "quality" is not the strength of large format. I have hardly ever seen a photo that really touched me that wasn't shot on 35. Leicas are, perhaps, the ultimate compromise--the finest lenses combined with the freedom to move and explore. donal - --- Donal Philby San Diego http://www.donalphilby.com