wstotler Posted November 5, 2009 Share #61 Posted November 5, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) In later years it would appear that he standardised on an enlargement of 24x36cm. from his 24x36mm negs. The exhibition of his work entitled "The Europeans" was printed this way, the only exception being a couple of very early photos, which obviously were not quite up to a ten-times enlargement. Popping in late here. Very cool thread. On an M8, using the same philosophy, one would print 18x27cm prints, made from the 18x27mm sensor area? (This works out to about 370dpi with a 7x10.6" print.) It's an apples to oranges comparison, maybe, but it's interesting to think about. I know that at that size, from the M8, the quality of the photo print would *never* be an issue. Thanks, Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DavidStone Posted November 5, 2009 Share #62 Posted November 5, 2009 Popping in late here. Very cool thread. On an M8, using the same philosophy, one would print 18x27cm prints, made from the 18x27mm sensor area? (This works out to about 370dpi with a 7x10.6" print.) It's an apples to oranges comparison, maybe, but it's interesting to think about. I know that at that size, from the M8, the quality of the photo print would *never* be an issue. Thanks, Will It's not entirely clear why H. C-B eventually standardised on this size of print, but I doubt that it was a question of his negatives not being up to a greater enlargement. In earlier exhibitions, his photographs were printed up to very large sizes, and displayed on panels, much in the style of Sebastiao Salgado's touring exhibition of his "Workers", or the much earlier "Family of Man". So it's not so much a technical thing. While there's no doubt that, in some ways, digital imaging has brought excellent print quality, big enlargements from film have their own special, more varied, characteristics. But that's another discussion, and a long way from H. C-B's choice of lenses. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
comte de Mazan Posted November 8, 2009 Share #63 Posted November 8, 2009 While we're at the subject of HCB's Leicas: One of them he gave to Luc Delahaye. Delahaye was arrested in some war zone (I think it was the former Yugoslavia) and his camera was taken away from him. When he eventually returned to Paris, Cartier-Bresson - at that time already retired - invited him for dinner and gave him one of his cameras. I can look up the details if someone's interested, but I don't know which Leica he gave away and whether Delahaye is still using it. Yes, i am very interested, about Luc Delahaye, one of my favourite photographers, and about this story...Can you tell me more? Thank you in advance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted November 8, 2009 Share #64 Posted November 8, 2009 Yes, i am very interested, about Luc Delahaye, one of my favourite photographers, and about this story...Can you tell me more? Thank you in advance. It's in the Magnum book I mentioned. The story is mentioned in the text (about two or three paragraphs I think) and then there's a two-page interview with Delahaye were he talks about being tortured by the Serbs but not about meeting HCB afterwards. I don't think I should quote larger portions of the book verbatim here, but if you don't want to buy the book, send me a PM and I can probably scan the relevant pages for you. This is the book: Amazon.com: Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Line of History: The Story of the Legendary Photo Agency (9780802136534): Russell Miller: Books Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted November 8, 2009 Share #65 Posted November 8, 2009 thanks for the hint with the book. maybe well worth reading Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted November 8, 2009 Share #66 Posted November 8, 2009 sorry, I have to change it to "Summarit 1,5/50mm"...... [ATTACH]171069[/ATTACH] regards, Jan interesting. Where did you get the higher res image from or is that a blow up? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted November 8, 2009 Share #67 Posted November 8, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Something that I've often wondered about, since he insisted that his negs should not be cropped, is how he could be certain about the accuracy of his framing, especially given the rather uncertain accuracy of the built-in viewfinders in the 1930s Leicas. I assume that this is why he used a separate finder, plus his - obviously extensive - experience of how the view in the finder related to the exact framing he would get. Maybe it was because of this experience that he continued to use a separate finder on his M-series cameras too? The VIDOM (and VIOOH) finders are actually very accurate, when the parallax compensation is properly set and they are in calibration. At infinity they are more accurate than all M finder markings or at least that is my experience with the 50mm focal length. Apparently HCB shot a lot with focus set to 5 meters at f8-f16. (He wasn't big on shooting in the evening or dark.) At that distance the VIDOM is dead on. The other interesting thing about the VIDOM is that the image in the finder it is only partially reversed. It can also be displayed upside down and reversed. HCB studied painting when he was younger and many artist view their work upside down to check the composition. In effect you are supposed to look at shapes and balance, not the actual content. HCB may have done the same with his VIDOM. I have one of the bodies with this overlap - mine is a 1938 Leica III - and I've never understood just why such a quality-oriented and meticulous company as Leitz could send these out for sale. Who knows if the camera left the factory out of alignment? He could have dropped it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted November 8, 2009 Share #68 Posted November 8, 2009 David, I have to correct it a little bit...all LEITZ screwmount cameras having this problem, without the IIIg....! this camera has the little pice to stop the film...(see it in the picture from "str" of the German Forum)regards, Jan That's very interesting. I didn't know that. Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrid Posted November 8, 2009 Share #69 Posted November 8, 2009 An important piece of info is missing here. Jane frequently carried her complete lighting set-up on indoor assignments. An Anglepoise lamp. She photographed Larry Hagman on a visit to London and he enjoy the shoot so much he gave her a $100 bill. Anglepoise lamp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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