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Subject: [Leica] What a cheap lens can do
From: lluisripollquerol at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:36:12 +0100
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Peter,

Thank you very much for your kind words!, I really love the IIIF, the  
50mm is the focal lenght I've always do a big use, many M users prefer  
the 35mm, for me the 50mm is really universal, if necessary two steps  
forward or backward are enough for many situations.

cheers!
Lluis



El 22/01/2012, a las 23:28, Peter Dzwig escribi?:

> Ted, Lluis,
>
> I completely agree. When I first joined the group you told
> me Ted that it's not the camera it's the photographer. Luis would do  
> as you say
> and produce good photos with rubbish.
>
> Bear in mind that a lot of his stuff has been produced with a IIIf  
> and 50s lenses.
>
> Peter
>
> PS Just lurking!
>
> On 21/01/2012 19:57, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
>> Nathan Wajsman OFFERED:
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] What a cheap lens can do
>>
>>
>>> Indeed these are beautiful samples, Lluis. Of course, the light  
>>> was quite
>>> flattering--this kind of mild contre-jour invariably promotes  
>>> nice, sharp
>>> edges. But more than anything, it is the talented photographer  
>>> behind the lens
>>> we are seeing here...
>>
>> Hi Nathan,
>> Absolutely! It's the "talented photographer" seeing and executing  
>> the click at
>> precicely the right moment! Lluis would make a lens made out of a  
>> Coke bottle
>> capture magical moments.
>>
>> By the same token, a guy supposedly the King of the LEICA world  
>> with an  S2 or
>> M9 wouldn't see a wet brick nor a naked woman riding through  
>> Central Park if she
>> went past him 10 feet away.
>>
>> Lluis? Give him any old camera and lens and he'd have the cover of  
>> Vogue under
>> the same or worse conditions. :-)
>>
>> You go Lluis! :-)
>>
>> cheers,
>> ted
>>
>>> On 18 Jan, 2012, at 21:47 , Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>>>
>>>> These two with M8 and Industar f 2.8/53mm black:
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023530BN.jpg.html 
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023528BNw.jpg.html 
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> These two with M8 and Industar f 3.5/5 cm chrome
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023518BNw.jpg.html 
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Barcelona/L1023517BNw.jpg.html 
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've saw these enlarged in my monitor and they look quite  
>>>> perfect, these
>>>> lenses are in the market at about 30$
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c will be very interesting
>>>>
>>>> Saludos cordiales
>>>> Lluis
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/
>>>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>> information
>>>>
>>>
>>> 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
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>>> Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
>>> Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
>>
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>
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>
> ===========================================================
> Dr Peter Dzwig                                
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