But it's the legendary Leica lenses that give the "glow" and the same
lenses are being used with Leica digital cameras. In spite of that, I
don't think it's the camera that makes or breaks the photograph.
Tina
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 5:45 PM, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Philippe writes that he is "left untouched by most of the images [he]
> see[s] from the latest Leicas."
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> Nowhere in this thread have I read that Leica's digital images are seen to
> have the so called "glow" which some people say they have evinced from
> Leica film camera images.
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> jh
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> On 6/17/2014 5:46 PM, philippe.amard wrote:
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>> Le 17 juin 14 à 22:21, Ken Norton a écrit :
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>>> I'm reminded of "Bench Bob" and his medium-format digital backs,
>>> Leicas and his Canons. Looking through his on-line images, I could
>>> figure out what camera was used for almost all of the images. Without
>>> a comparative, the Canons produced excellent results. But when
>>> compared to the Leica and MFDB images, they appeared off. No amount of
>>> calibration would make them look like anything different. I think that
>>> CH Ling would agree.
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>> It all depends on what you want to achieve - the right tool for the right
>> job was part of an earlier thread this week.
>> For instance I'm left untouched by most of the images I see from the
>> latest Leicas. The Monochrome above all; way too clinical; the results look
>> like an operation theater or an Audi interior ...
>> A good friend of mine used an M8 for years and I loved what he shared.
>> He's been using an M9 for a while and his photographs have lost part of
>> their soul, go figure.
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>> But I love Bob's benches - he uses the right tools for the right job.
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>> Amities
>> Philippe
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>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to
>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
>> NO ARCHIVE
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