Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Winogrand's lenses
From: Douglas Cooper <visigoth@cloud9.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 10:29:49 -0400
References: <200010240531.WAA21632@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
 
> > Winogrand, now, used a Canon 50/1.4 LTM on his Leica M (as do I,
> > much of the time).
>
> Odd--I'd had heard that Winogrand shot with a 28.  The photos in _The Man in
> the Crowd_ sure look wider than 50.
>

It's true; he must have used a wide as well.  But the Canon information is from Sherry Krauter, so I assume it's accurate.  She
gets a lot of requests for  50/1.4's for this reason.

cheers,

DC