Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some snaps with a phone camera make me think one of those things could be great fun. :-) On 6/14/05 3:22 PM, "animal" <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: > Some snaps with a phone,s camera.Made me wish i had a proper camera with > me. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/album226 > best ,simon jessurun > >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information