Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Without having seen this particular issue of LFI, let us not forget that the magazine is allegedly independent of Leica and makes its own editorial choices. I subscribed to it for a couple of years in the late 1990s but found that the photography was generally of poor quality and a bad showcase for Leica, and the articles were poorly written as well. I don't know if the quality of the magazine has improved since, but it doesn't sound like it. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Sep 22, 2009, at 3:27 AM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > Eh? Valid personal taste certainly if you prefer using your film > cameras or > dislike the fashion shots in that article but that's a pretty serious > accusation to level at LFI magazine and the photographer. Extremely > unlikely > in my opinion. > I don't know how much you can judge from magazine printed examples, > still I > thought they were reasonable examples of resolution and resistance > to moire > for instance. Fashion/beauty work probably more than any other > relies on > extensive post processing to achieve particular ' looks'. Can you > explain > why you think they are fake or why you dislike them? > 2009/9/22 Douglas Nygren <dnygr at cshore.com> > >> Got my new LFI today. >> The photos with the S2 looked fake. (Wouldn't insult farm animals >> by using >> it to photograph them!!) The M9's images were better, but the best >> results >> in the issue came from Leica's film cameras. >> >> I'm going to hold onto my film cameras. >> >> Doug >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Cheers > Geoff > The new LEICA M9 > Passion for perfect pictures. > http://www.m.leica-camera.com > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/ > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information