David_Manning Posted December 20, 2010 Share #1 Posted December 20, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Marching to the beat of his own drummer...I find it comforting to know professional work is still being created with a Leica M and Tri-X. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted December 20, 2010 Posted December 20, 2010 Hi David_Manning, Take a look here A Leica M/ film choice...(video). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
MPJMP Posted December 20, 2010 Share #2 Posted December 20, 2010 Thanks for the link. Looks like my kind of photographer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted December 20, 2010 Share #3 Posted December 20, 2010 Thanks for a great link. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Black Posted December 20, 2010 Share #4 Posted December 20, 2010 Yes Thanks Inspiring... Does he uses two film cameras or is the silver a digital M ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted December 21, 2010 Share #5 Posted December 21, 2010 Does he uses two film cameras or is the silver a digital M ? Ten seconds into the film you see the photographer loading and winding film into the silver film camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Black Posted December 21, 2010 Share #6 Posted December 21, 2010 Ten seconds into the film you see the photographer loading and winding film into the silver film camera. yes, true... Missed that one... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted December 21, 2010 Share #7 Posted December 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Dan is a very cool guy and indeed an inspiration for all of us. I highly recommend you to check out his site/blog/community at Smogranch | Breathing the photographic dream with Daniel Milnor. His Manifesto Magazine (info here Manifesto Magazine Goes Live and purchase here Magazine Manifesto | Issue Volume One Issue One M Life | MagCloud) is also a highly recommended purchase as it's all from his fantastic M work. Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardvanle Posted December 22, 2010 Share #8 Posted December 22, 2010 Thanks for the link. Good stuff there. Definitely check out the guy's website: Milnor Pictures, Inc. Documentary Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Austerby Posted December 22, 2010 Share #9 Posted December 22, 2010 Really interesting - a cool guy with cool photos. Interesting to see footage of someone using a Leica properly - ie concentrating on the image and not the gear. Having said that, the black Leica seemed to be a classic M6 with a current 50mm Summicron with the built in hood. He'd taped up the top, presumably to prevent damage to the black chrome? I couldn't make out the exact model for the chrome Leica, but the lens seemed to be small and have a square hood so possibly the 35mm Summicron or the 28mm Elmarit-Asph? I liked that he used one chrome and one black camera - a professional way of being able to quickly identify which camera was which. He seemed to be using Tri-X in strong sunlight/high contrast environment, but using a Sekonic L308 to check the exposures - which he appears to nail each time. Instructive, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccis Posted December 22, 2010 Share #10 Posted December 22, 2010 Really interesting - a cool guy with cool photos. Interesting to see footage of someone using a Leica properly - ie concentrating on the image and not the gear. Having said that, the black Leica seemed to be a classic M6 with a current 50mm Summicron with the built in hood. He'd taped up the top, presumably to prevent damage to the black chrome? I couldn't make out the exact model for the chrome Leica, but the lens seemed to be small and have a square hood so possibly the 35mm Summicron or the 28mm Elmarit-Asph? I liked that he used one chrome and one black camera - a professional way of being able to quickly identify which camera was which. He seemed to be using Tri-X in strong sunlight/high contrast environment, but using a Sekonic L308 to check the exposures - which he appears to nail each time. Instructive, thanks. Dan uses two M6s along with 35 and 50 Summicrons. He is an ex-Kodak guy and Tri-X is pretty much his film of choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted December 22, 2010 Share #11 Posted December 22, 2010 Isn't the first lens shown on the silver Leica a 24mm Elmarit-M ? No accessory viewfinder suggests a x0.58 VF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iliahi Posted January 2, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 2, 2011 Thanks David! Great hearing it verbalized. It's the camera not the photographer! =) I bet he could go on about making prints instead of just viewing images on your computer screen... Quality film cameras are bargains and films nowadays are the best they've ever been. Film cameras got soul. Digital cameras are great for commercial or crass photo projects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Barnes Posted January 8, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 8, 2011 anyone thinking of selling there camera should be sat down and made to watch this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted January 8, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 8, 2011 I am intrigued with 10 sec in. He tapes the bottom of the camera and appears to have a "plate" in the centre of the baseplate with ? writing on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastgreenlander Posted January 8, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 8, 2011 Very insperational. I just ordered his "manifesto" magazine. His website is a great photographic resource about the image and not the equipment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Manning Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share #16 Posted January 11, 2011 Glad everyone enjoyed the link. Dan seems like a nice guy...he invited me to coffee next time I was in California. Even though I'm confident with my own technical choices, it's good to sometimes be validated by someone doing it in a similar fashion with modest success. Milnor is right about one thing...in a world awash with over saturated digital images, there is still a place for handmade b&w photos and a mastery of one's craft...even if that mastery seems ever elusive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted January 11, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 11, 2011 Milnor is right about one thing...in a world awash with over saturated digital images, there is still a place for handmade b&w photos... He also photographs in color. (Which I consider in no way inferior to b&w in either craft or artistry). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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