Re[2]: thoughts on the 77mm limited lens
Hi, Friday, December 6, 2002, 4:24:45 AM, you wrote: P.S. Anyone closely associated with using a Leica rangefinder almost by definition only uses a few focal lengths--no zooms, nothing over 135mm if that, no macro (no, the DR doesn't count s). I've found myself more and more using only a 35mm and 85/90mm lens. One of my favourite photo books of recent years is 'Voyages' by Raymond Depardon, a Magnum Leica photographer. He says that almost all the photos were shot with a 50mm lens. The photos drip with a certain atmosphere of distance and detachment and the unspectacular framing and perspective add to that. The very wide and very long lenses can put something specifically photographic between the viewer and the photograph, a reminder that you are looking at a photograph, whereas the more prosaic focal lenses let the viewer forget the technology and concentrate on the image. I hope that doesn't sound too pretentious. It's not meant to be. --- Bob Our heads are round so that our thoughts can fly in any direction Francis Picabia
Re: Re[2]: thoughts on the 77mm limited lens
On 6 Dec 2002 at 9:06, Bob Walkden wrote: I've found myself more and more using only a 35mm and 85/90mm lens. One of my favourite photo books of recent years is 'Voyages' by Raymond Depardon, a Magnum Leica photographer. He says that almost all the photos were shot with a 50mm lens. The photos drip with a certain atmosphere of distance and detachment and the unspectacular framing and perspective add to that. 35mm with a light spattering of 21mm, 50mm and 90mm (in that order) are my staples when range-finder shooting. The very wide and very long lenses can put something specifically photographic between the viewer and the photograph, a reminder that you are looking at a photograph, whereas the more prosaic focal lenses let the viewer forget the technology and concentrate on the image. An interesting observation and quite true I guess. I find that the 35mm FL provides a very neutral AOV the 50mm feels a little long for the type of subject matter that I shoot. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
