Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] Now round, was M8 and the Future
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Wed Nov 1 13:41:53 2006
References: <001d01c6fa88$015aec30$6601a8c0@dcpdc.dcts.org> <20061031010312.83527.qmail@web50106.mail.yahoo.com> <22c93b290610301706ycede2f3w654b7bb5c1651445@mail.gmail.com> <45475049.2090607@waltjohnson.com> <45476D00.1040005@dlridings.se> <00d901c6fd0b$26938ef0$26c89253@Korhonen> <45478067.1040000@waltjohnson.com> <4549115A.4000903@hemenway.com>

You're getting immensely good at this, Jim.
I esp. loved this one:
http://www.half-fast.com/ArsatGrafex-Oct2006/pages/Peterborough.htm
Thanks for showing,
Philippe



Op 1-nov-06, om 22:27 heeft Jim Hemenway het volgende geschreven:

> Walt:
>
> Rectangular and square are fine, but the best format is really round!
>
> http://www.half-fast.com/ArsatGrafex-Oct2006/
>
> Round rules... round rocks!  ;-)
>
> Jim
>
> Walt Johnson wrote:
>
>> There is no doubt the Rolliflex viewfinder makes looking a  
>> pleasure. There seems to be a distancing from the equipment that  
>> allows more subject involvement. I feel the same way with a  
>> viewfinder and prefer them over slrs. Although Daniel sent us some  
>> really fine images some could be made more effective by cropping.  
>> This is, of course, a personal thing but the image subject should  
>> visually dominate?
>> Walt
>> Raimo K wrote:
>>> I agree with Daniel.
>>> It depends, though... my very first camera was a simple Yashica A  
>>> TLR and now when I photograph with my Rolleiflex 3.5F all things  
>>> seem to compose themselves on the groundglass.
>>> All the best!
>>> Raimo K
>>> Personal photography homepage at:
>>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings"  
>>> <dlr@dlridings.se>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:34 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future
>>>
>>>
>>>> Walt Johnson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Very few square photographs appear well composed to me. I'd go  
>>>>> 6x9 and be fine.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I beg your pardon:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/ 
>>>> 2006v22/06v22-0011.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/ 
>>>> 2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/ 
>>>> 2006v15/06v15-0039.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/ 
>>>> 04v16-0028a-65429.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v10-61939.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/22-37338.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/v26-0012-47928.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/merna- 
>>>> sandy-37312.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/23-37335.jpg.html
>>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/ 
>>>> nyeve2006/05v52-0015.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>
>
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