Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Linhof Master Technika remains my dream camera. A Texas Leica as far as I go. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ mark at rabinergroup.com Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb > From: Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:30:15 -0600 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] What are the most important aspects of a photographic > image ? > > My first photo seminar was with a Famous West Coast Photographer. His > advice was ditch the 35mm and get a real camera (I think I brought an M3 > and a couple of Summicrons, or maybe a Contax to the class, but > definitely TriX). So I bought a nice 4x5 field outfit, a Linhof > Technica and lenses, and for good measure an 8x10 rig also. The focus > part was a little tedious. Once you knew the distance to the target, > you pulled out a little chart for each lens that showed the range of > focus for each stop, based on your desired circle of confusion. Then > you measured the various zones, which gave you the key to the ISO for > that shot and thus the development time for that particular sheet, based > on your densitometer tests. After, of course, you had consulted your > reciprocity failure chart. Sometimes it happened that by the time I > made the exposure everything of interest, including the light, had > vanished. Then the light bulb began to flicker on that something > more...immediate...might be appropriate. Then, Gracia Dios, along came > digital and the exposure comp dial. > > Ken > > > > On 1/3/2011 6:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> I think its nice to get the thing in focus most the time. >> >> >> -------------------- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photography >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> mark at rabinergroup.com >> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information