Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kiss! Kiss! Bang! Bang! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] #395 > Graham showed how a wide angle lens should be used correctly! :-) > Subject: [Leica] #395 >> Leica M2 : 15mm Voigtlander Heliar : Agfa Vista 200 >> > http://www.geebeephoto.com/2005/05395.htm<< > > Hi Graham, > Beautiful interior! Everything is correct vertically and horizontally > illustrating the talent of a photographer who knows how and when to make > use of a super wide lens. > > It doesn't get any better than this for wide angle use. The 15mm is one of > my favourite lenses for shooting interiors and travel photography. > > There isn't any distortion because of a super wide lens like this.... > "when the camera and lens are correctly used!" I suppose one might say, > "well there's distortion because the angle is so wide." Of course that's > nonsense, as long as the camera and lens are perfectly correct, all the > lens does is give one a different point of view and seeing. > > Distortion occurs because the photographer doesn't hold or mount the > camera correctly. That's one of the reasons I have a small level in my > camera bag to put on top of the camera , usually the hot shoe to make sure > the camera is right on the mark straight. > > And obviously the camera is on a tripod. > > Damn it sure is a fine photograph because of your technical ability to use > equipment correctly. > ted > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >