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Subject: [Leica] format frenzy
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 02:21:37 -0500

Many of us on the list like was said last time you posted this could have
shot it with sheet film, medium format or 35.


On 2/27/14 2:12 AM, "Raimo Korhonen" <raimo.m.korhonen at uusikaupunki.fi>
wrote:

> Traditional Leica slogan: small negative, big print.
> Current slogan: small sensor, big print ;-)
> All the best!
> Raimo K
> 
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> [mailto:lug-bounces+raimo.m.korhonen=uusikaupunki.fi at leica-users.org]
> Puolesta Phil Swango
> L?hetetty: 27. helmikuutata 2014 7:46
> Vastaanottaja: LUG
> Aihe: [Leica] format frenzy
> 
> This discussion of format size brings back memories.  When I was in college
> I worked for one semester as a photog at the college newspaper -- the LSU
> Daily Reveille.  First day on the job my editor told me that they didn't 
> use
> 35mm photos and handed me a 3-1/4 by 4-1/4 Linhoff press cam.  I hated 
> using
> it and finally one day got the assignment of shooting a track meet.
>  I loaded up 6 film holders and headed to the track, but really got nothing
> I wanted to turn in. Next day I took along my IIIf and 50mm lens and shot a
> roll of 35mm, made a contact sheet and took it to the editor.  He ended up
> using 14 shots in a centerfold spread.  That was the end of the Linhoff.
> 
> 
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