Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/08/12

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Subject: [Leica] Another Leica vs medium format debate
From: "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <peterk@lucent.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 07:12:46 -0700

Tina,

Nice opinions from Mike Johnston (he's the editor).  In truth, the only one
who can record the impressions of reality is the photographer with A camera.
Whether med format or 35mm.  
Mike does have a way with words though.

Peter K

- -----Original Message-----
Tina Manley wrote:

Check out the newest PHOTO Techniques.  There is an article titled "Truth 
and Beauty: The Gestalt of Small vs. Large Format"  by Mike Johnston.  It's 
very good and very true.  Read the whole article, but the final observation 
is:  "Great 35mm pictures are truthful impressions of the world: records, 
observations, or reports of reality.....Great large-format photographs 
express an individual's consciousness, and feelings and ideas about form, 
beauty, and spirit."  I contend that 35mm can also accomplish what is 
ascribed to large-format, but large-format cannot accomplish what is 
ascribed to 35mm.  Comments?

Leically,

Tina


Tina Manley,  ASMP