Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sir Buzz of Belmont loves to say that focus and exposure are greatly over-rated. And while his tongue is clearly well implanted in his cheek, there is some truth in what he says - think about how many truly great images you've seen that are not "sharp" and could easily have used another stop of exposure. You don't look at them and think, 'if only' - rather, you look at the image and think, 'great shot!' On 6/14/05 12:50 PM, "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> wrote: > > On Jun 14, 2005, at 7:10 AM, GREG LORENZO wrote: > >> Which company was making the best glass in the world at that time? > > Well, HCB did shoot with a LTM mount 1.5/50 Zeiss Sonnar for a many > years, until the collapsible Summicron appeared... I think what sold > him on the Cron was that it was compact, collapsible and acceptable > sharp. It appears that HCB put great value on his cameras being > compact. > > He also said this: > > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." > > and > > ???"I?m always amused by the idea that certain people have about > technique, which translate into an immoderate taste for the sharpness > of the image. It is a passion for detail, for perfection, or do they > hope to get closer to reality with this trompe I?oeil? They are, by the > way, as far away from the real issues as other generations of > photographers were when they obscured their subject in soft-focus > effects. -Henri Cartier-Bresson, on technique. "American Photo", > September/October 1997, page: 76 > > > Personally I have yet to see a HCB print that is actually in focus, but > I still love his work. > > > feli > > > >> It seems HCB was concerned that his images were being exposed on a >> film plane with Leica glass in front of it. >> >> Regards, >> >> Greg >> > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com > > > no archive > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information