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Subject: Re: [Leica] FW: Day in the Life
From: S Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:26:23 -0800
References: <001c01c065f0$36694940$6c0110ac@505HE3203331.ccapr.com>

Decent work. I like your comment on "visual sloppiness." It's one of the
reasons I try using the TLR  as often as possible to really sweat my
composition. Whenever I'm tempted to get a zoom for  my leica, I always remind
myself of the zoom's lack of disciplining constrain.

Best Regards
Slobodan

"B. D. Colen" wrote:

> Hi, Steve...Not only is there no resistance to the B&W, it's one of my
> selling points......
>
> As to the primes v zooms...I carry the two F100s and the M6...the 35 is
> always on the M6, and I usually have the 20 and the 60 or 85 mounted on the
> F100s...I can then switch to the 28 if needed, or the alternate longer
> lens...but in the kind of shooting I'm doing, that set up means I'm never up
> the creek......The other prime/zoom issue....I have been thinking about the
> new Nikon 17-35 2.8 ED AF etc. etc. silent, etc. etc.....but Michael
> Hintlian, who has given me other excellent advice, notes that for the kind
> of work I'm trying to do - as opposed to on-the-fly PJ shooting - zooms can
> lead to visual sloppiness......an interesting observation...
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve
> LeHuray
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 11:10 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] FW: Day in the Life
>
> ----------
> From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
> To: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> Subject: Day in the Life
> Date: Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 11:05 AM
>
> B.D.
>
> Excellent photography and documentary of a families day.
>
> Have a couple questions 'tho. Was there any resistance from the family for
> you shooting B&W? I know you used an M6 and two F-100's, I wonder why you
> chose primes for the F-100's? I know that primes are supposed to be better
> than zooms (but that may no longer be true) but aren't you burdening
> yourself by maybe having the wrong prime mounted, or, did you carry three
> bodies with say M-6, 35mm--F-100's, 50 and 85 or any other combinations?
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Steve
> Annapolis

In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] FW: Day in the Life)