Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There are people over on the LUF who can tell you exactly which Leica lens you used on a photo. Since I don't keep notes and can't remember lenses, I guess sometimes. Some people correct me and say "That couldn't possibly be the 35 Summilux, it has the signature of the 35 Summicron." or something like that. I can tell Leica lenses from Canons but not which lens and only in my own work when I can examine it at 100%. Tina On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 3:37 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > Geoff, > I have four of Doug's prints, not just one or two - I also have prints > by John Shaw, Art Wolfe, Andy Rouse, and any number from my pro and > semi-pro wildlife photographing friends in India. I cannot make out, > for example, that Doug shoots Leica, John Shaw shoots Nikon and Art > Wolfe shoots Canon by looking at the prints. In fact I can see very > little technical difference between them. Must be my eyesight, which > admittedly is not improving with age! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 3:16 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > wrote: > > Jayanand last week I received a new print that I purchased from Doug, > > "Ferruginous hawk". I have bought a couple of other subjects previously > > (which keep disappearing to other houses) and I have his superb book > > "Wildlight 1971-2007" too. I recommend any of these if you would like to > > experience just what this master wildlife photographer can produce. > > I know that you enjoy collecting prints from around the world and I have > > some very nice letter size prints from you and a number of others of > course > > as part of the print exchanges too. > > > > Buy yourself an 11x14 of one of Doug's raptor portraits and put it next > to > > any other print of that genre from any equipment on the planet. Yes they > > really are that good. Take a look for yourself. > > Cheers > > Geoff > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > > > On 16 September 2010 03:49, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net < > > wildlightphoto at earthlink.net> wrote: > > > >> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> > >> >>> > >> I keep getting surprised that nobody reads messages carefully before > >> responding. Here is my initial message to Peter: > >> > >> Peter, > >> Once you have a print it is impossible to identify the equipment - I > have a > >> collection of close to 1500 prints, both B&W and Colour so I know this > for > >> certain. I think it comes down to which system suits which need in a > >> photographer, and that is just about it! > >> Cheers > >> Jayanand > >> > >> How is it any different to what you have written? > >> <<< > >> > >> Am I the nobody you are referring to? I can identify the equipment I > used > >> just from looking at the prints. Here's what you wrote: "Once you have > a > >> print it is impossible to identify the equipment". I'm disagreeing with > >> you. I can identify the equipment from my prints. > >> > >> Doug Herr > >> Birdman of Sacramento > >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com > >> > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com