Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/23

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Subject: Re: [Leica] "Wide" Portraits/John Loengard
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@neteze.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 19:36:35 -0800

At 08:49 PM 11/23/1999 -0500, Thomas J. Donovan wrote:

>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!

Very interesting, Tom. I've never thought about using nearly normal lenses 
for close-in portraiture. The 60 Micro Nikkor is a landmark lens in 
performance. I miss that Nikon lens more than any other.

Eric Welch
Carlsbad, CA

http://www.neteze.com/ewelch

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