Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Folks, I've just had the privilege of talking with John Loengard regarding his discussion of "wide" portraits in his book; "Pictures under Discussion". Privilege in the sense that John Loengard was gracious enough to take a call from a *rank* amateur. And, he did give me permission to post what I'm about to share ;-)! First of all, when he was shooting, during the time of this book, he worked *principally* with three lenses ( although, he made it clear that he used other focal lengths ); a.) Nikkor 35 PC. b.) 55 Micro Nikkor. c.) 65mm Visoflex. Today, he's added a 60 Micro Nikkor & uses that a lot. He did make clear that the bulk of his work is with these four lenses. What's interesting is the range; 35mm thru 65mm! Who says, a 35 thru 70 zoom is limited ;-)! His use of the "wide" portrait term is in conjunction with usage of the 55, 60, & 65 focal lengths. It's his belief that this focal length range is ideal for close portrait work & shows off the facial features in a more natural way than a shorter *or* longer lens! That's my understanding ;-)! Tom D. Quoting from his book, page 142