Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > I'm sure I'm missing something here....won't be anything new :-)... > > But I always thought that Leicas, particularly Leica Ms, were PJ > cameras, documentary cameras, street shooting cameras, oh God - happy > snap cameras....and that what they were used for was capturing fleeting > images....Doesn't all this discussion of "limits," and ultimate > resolution, and film/developer/lens combinations that will allow one to > photograph the hemorrhoids of a gnat belong on the Ansel Adams list, or > the large format list? > > Just wondering. Sure they are mainly a hand held camera B.D.! But you've also got that option! You can load it up with slow or medium speed film and put it on a tripod and knock out negs that can be printed wall size and do OK next to a shot done on bigger film sizes. Can be printed with the Focomat! Or just projected breath takingly! mark :) rabiner gotta get a better slide projector lens for my Ektagraphic. updated temporary Website by "Foxy": http://spokenword.to/rabiner/ (consisting of late night E-mail descriptions of photos)