Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. We are not talking about getting the best out of a lens. Every lens has a flavor, some are just stronger than others. Yes, I primarily use the 90 F2.8 if I don't know what will present itself. But if I know that I will be doing a mans portrait and I want something dramatic then the Russian 85 gets used. If I know that I will be shooting a person who is a little self conscious about lines, age marks, or wrinkles then the 90 F4 comes out. If I am going to a jazz club and I know the 75 will not be long enough I will bring the 85 or 90 F2 for reach and speed. Why carry the weight when I will be out in good light? As to collecting, these puppies are too beat up to be collectible. Besides, for the most part they cost less than $100 each so not a major expense. The point is that these are tools, when you are turning a bowl you don't use a skew for everything nor do you use a large gouge for everything. Avedon didn't use a 8X10 for all his work. Ted didn't use an M for sports at the Olympics when he was 100 yards from the action. Many on this list are looking at lenses from the PJ point of view or street photography. For those applications being in the correct place with a good eye and film in your gate or available electrons to push is what is important. There are other applications for photography that work better if you understand what you want the image to look like before you use PS to play. By the way, about time that someone got off the government feedback and spent their own money for stem cell work. Good on Harvard, I hope they get a lot of valuable patents for genuinely useful procedures. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 6/5/06, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: > > Oddly enough, most great photographers do not travel the world with a > half-a-dozen or more 90s or 50s in their kits, Don, they work with one. > And > their skills provide the subtle difference because they know how to get > the > best out of their chosen lens under all circumstances. > > > On 6/5/06 10:12 PM, "Don Dory" <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Robert, > > Ahh, but they are not redundant. For everyday work, the 90 2.8 is > perfect. > > Want fabulous portraits that are almost impossible to create otherwise, > then > > the Russian 85 F1.5 or Biogon 1.5 are very hard to beat. Need a sharp > lens > > that doesn't render fine detail like facial blemishes then the 90 F4 > Elmar > > is just the ticket. Need more speed but sufficient acuity then the 90 > > Summicron or the 90 Canon Serenar are perfect if somewhat large. > > > > Lens choice can be just like choosing a red wine, subtle differences > make or > > break the choice. > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > > On 6/5/06, Robert Schneider <schneiderpix@mac.com> wrote: > >> > >> He also never said, "If your pictures aren't good enough, you need a > >> shi*load of redundant lenses." > >> > >> rs > >> ______________________________________ > >> > >> www.robertschneider.com > >> www.schneiderpix.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jun 5, 2006, at 9:57 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > >> > >>> Capa never said "If your pictures aren't good enough, you need a 90." > >>> > >>> Jeffery Smith > >>> New Orleans, LA > >>> http://www.400tx.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > >>> Christopher Williams > >>> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 7:37 PM > >>> To: Leica Users Group > >>> Subject: [Leica] Re: 90mm's > >>> > >>> > >>> Looks fine to me. I figure Jeff may still be busy with 50's so > >>> someone may > >>> need to corner the 90mm market. I just checked and found I have 5 90mm > >>> lenses! > >>> > >>> > >>> Chris > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: "Kenneth Frazier" Subject: Re: [Leica] 90mm's > >>>> The pictures I just posted were taken with one. > >>>> > >>>> Ken > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >