[Leica] Subject: Re: My first essay in Youtube

[mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)]

He's saying its illegal to use a long lens at the top of a building to
photograph a person a long distance away. In other words he's talking off
the top of his head. Making stuff up as he goes along.  I doubt there's been
a 300mm lens ever bought it history that didn't get a person in it way off
in the distance who didn't know they were being photographed.  I think we're
looking at a blogger posing as a writer.  The most vague credentials I've
ever seen.
By the way the long lens issue is under " Things that require special
equipment to see" as if a simple long lens is right along side of IR
amplified  surveillance night gear.
It ain't.
Its just a long lens. A lens which is long.


Mark William Rabiner




> From: Bharani Padmanabhan <scleroplex at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 13:24:03 -0400
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Subject: Re: My first essay in Youtube
> 
> and don't forget the photographer's legal guidebook
> 
> http://www.andrewkantor.com/legalrights/Legal_Rights_of_Photographers.pdf
> 
> remember, if it is not expressly forbidden, it is allowed
> even if you are harassed there will be no legal consequences to fear
> 
> :-)
> bharani
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Subject: Re: My first essay in Youtube
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
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> As HCB said: your first 10,000 pictures wont be very good.
> 
> I'm not all that happy at getting into peoples faces with my camera on the
> street either. I think it takes a certain personality type. Not so much
> mine. Next lifetime I'll be a cool guy with a nose ring and big holes in ny
> jeans.
> 
> 
> Mark William Rabiner
> 
> 
> 
>> From: Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 08:28:26 +0200
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Subject: Re: My first essay in Youtube
>> 
>>  am kind of nervous pointing camera at people, so I pre-focus
>>>> (guessing) the distance and shoot at waist level and avoid eye contact.
> Many
>>>> times people not at the location I want in the picture or hand-shaken.
> What
>>>> is the trick to get a sharp picture?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Joseph Lam
> 
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