Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/06/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I spent a day with Josef a few years back. He is a great guy producing wonderful work. A visit to any exhibition by him will be well worth the effort. Gerry Gerry Walden +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or +44 (0)797 287 7932 www.gwpics.com On 26 Jun 2014, at 06:26, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > I note that it will be in Madrid later, excellent! Now that Madrid is just > 2 hours away by high-speed train, it is entirely reasonable to take a day > trip to see a photo exhibition, at least one of this caliber. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ > > YNWA > > > > > > > > > > > On Jun 25, 2014, at 9:36 PM, Matthew B. Filippini wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Magnum photographer Josef Koudelka is currently on exhibit at the Art >> Institute of Chicago. "Josef Koudelka: Nationality Doubtful" runs through >> September 14, 2014. >> >> <http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/josef-koudelka-nationality-doubtful> >> >> I'll be going next week with a colleague of mine, who has already seen it >> twice, including the opening where he spoke to Mr. Koudelka. Koudelka >> mentioned shooting digital panoramas with a Leica. >> >> According to this article, Leica modified an S2 for him, for panoramic >> output (masking the sensor and viewfinder?): >> >> <http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/josef-koudelka-a-restless-eye/> >> >> "I was using this Fuji panoramic ? but the problem was everyone stopped >> developing the film. You can?t get 220 film anymore and you needed to >> carry about 35 kilograms extra. I went to Leica and they did one camera >> for me that was digital panoramic, which is this S2 camera, and they make >> two lines and set it on black and white. I made four trips with it >> together with the film camera. In the last two trips I realized I was >> taking more pictures with this Leica and I am enjoying it more. The >> result is very comparable. The lens was exactly the same." >> >> Matt >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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