Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Salgado now great image/camera ?
From: wildlightphoto at earthlink.net (Doug Herr)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:27:00 -0400 (EDT)

rsphoto wrote:

>
>These are simply stunning images.
>
>Like it or not, I have to admit that MF truly kicks ass.
>
>And kudos to Brandt to the courage and patience to get so close.   
>Especially to the Cape Buffalo.
>
>Thanks so much for the link.
>
>
>Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
>> For a modern equivalent for using unusual equipment, there is Nick
>> Brandt, who shoots African wildlife close up, and in black & white
>> with a Pentax 6x7 - http://www.nickbrandt.com/ .
>

A few years ago I looked into MF for wildlife photos and I concluded that I 
was not up to the task of getting close enough.  The 280 (on a full 24x36mm 
image area) is about as short as I can go.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com