Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Re: A law of photography
From: Jim Brick <jim@brick.org>
Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2000 22:01:35 -0700
References: <B55DD8AB.EE88%deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> <v0401170fb55d0585f28d@[209.53.32.31]>

At 11:36 PM 6/2/00 +00-02, Greg Locke wrote:
>At 01:14 AM 03/06/00 +0100, you wrote:
>>on 2/6/00 7:39 am, Henning J. Wulff at henningw@archiphoto.com wrote:
>>
>> > When I shoot 35mm, I'm really happy if I get 5 enlargeables from a roll.
>> > One is more like it. When I shoot 4x5, at least every second one is
worth a
>> > print. One 4x5 takes about as much effort as 36 35mm shots. Comes out
even,
>> > for the input effort.
>
>...like to see you slinging that 4X5 around on an oil rig, a fishing 
>trawler or my typical assignments, Henning. :^)  Some situations were meant 
>for 35mm.
>
>Besides there is only one "BEST" shot from any shoot worth enlarging to any 
>degree.
>Either you get it or you don't.

>Greg Locke                         St. John's, Newfoundland

How about a 4x5 Hobo?

Jim

In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> (Re: [Leica] A law of photography)
Message from "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com> (Re: [Leica] Film flatness and sharpness...)