Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have always got the impression that Erwin thinks that big tripods and slow films are the only way to go. As I commonly shoot handheld, sometimes only one handed, while doing a vigorous Hokey Pokey with my son at his dance class, I feel that Erwin's advice is completely lost on me. I do, however, notice differences in lens quality. I too love the 35/1.4 asph and am very pleased with its performance both optical and mechanical. After repeated close-up use, it has also left a somewhat permanent dent in my sons head which has not enamoured my wife to old fashioned metal lens mounts. Oh well, I figure that if I am happy and Erwin is happy, then all is right with the world. John Collier > From: Robert Appleby <robert.appleby@tin.it> > > Erwin, I've been looking around your site again - I do this every so often > as probably everyone on the LUG does. I'm often struck by your references > to improving or upgrading technique, which you don't enlarge upon. Could > you explain how one should upgrade one's technique to make the most of the > higher specifications of new Leica lenses? I ask this on the list because > I'm sure that the answers would be of interest to all of us. > I wonder whether as a hand-holding documentary photographer, often forced > to shoot 1/8 of a second, I can ever really get the most out of, for > instance, the 35/1.4 asph. Of course, that in itself is a pretty subjective > thing - I like the lens and it suits my needs as a snapper, and I also > believe that I can see that it's superior to other lenses of the same > length/aperture - but I'm curious to know what kind of technique would meet > your standards, both as a lens tester and photographer. >