Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/06/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I cannot imagine that a Weston, Adams or HCB, or others of that generation, would not be shooting digital today. One might be using a LF/MF Digital system, another a DSLR or a third a Rangefinder, according to their needs. But they would all be wedded to state-of-the-art digital, a battery of lenses and Photoshop. IMHO, they would also be shooting a lot more colour than B&W. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:38 AM, Chris Crawford < chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > He used Barnack Leicas back then, with the lenses Leica made back then > like the 50mm Elmar. Those were the top of the line (along with Zeiss's > Contax system) bodies and lenses of the time. He used the best 35mm gear > made back then, and...horror of horrors, he upgraded to BETTER gear when > those were superseded by the M-system. He is known to have also owned and > used the M6 and the CL. So much for the notion that gear doesn't matter to > great photographers. > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-437-8990 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 6/18/12 10:50 PM, "John McMaster" <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote: > > >I would say that his best known images were 1930s and 1940s, what choice > >of equipment was there then? If you did not need slow shutter speeds or > >flash why change? > > > >john > >________________________________________ > > > > > >I agree with your sentiments but I cannot agree with your conclusions, > >sorry. Why was HCB able to take such timeless photographs with > >equipment we would all consider 'outdated'. He is most often known for > >using an M4 with a collapsible summicron, but I'm sure he used all > >manner of equipment over his lifetime. And I'm sure he peered at his > >negatives with a loupe like we peer at our pixels on our laptop or our > >iPad. > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 >