Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Try These: Go to http://www.magnumphotos.co.uk/magnumphotos/ Look up photographers, then Webb - some info (but not on his equipment). + info on all the other Magnum photographers. also try: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/971006/6magnu.htm (follow through to Webb) Other than that, I don't know much more info than you find in his books. I think I had an old magazine article about him, but don't know where it is! I am a real fan of his work though. Tim A > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Federico > Agostini > Sent: September 18, 1999 2:22 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Alex Webb > > > I'm new to the LUG and hope to stick around for a while! > I have some questions concerning Magnum/NG photographer Alex Webb, whose > work I admire greatly. > Is there anyone who knows and/or had the chance to see him working to > tell me what are his favorite optics, film and equipment in general? > From some sources I gather he uses M6 Leicas and K64. I wonder whether he > used other emulsions (RVP/RDP?) for such projects as "From the Sunshine > State" or higher speed film like K200 or EPL for the "Amazon" book. From > a recent interview appeared on a French magazine it seems he switched > from SLR Leicas -which he's been using in certain situations- to Canon. > Thank you for fulfilling my curiosity! > > Federico Agostini > 101715.212@compuserve.com >