Guest Posted October 3, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 3, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sorry if this has been said before and the photograph already uploaded. I found this a few years ago and have just seen it on another forum. One of the contributors, the moderator I think, said the following, "Leica 1A has no rangefinder, no DOF, no matching hyperfocusing points on distance scale/aperture scale, to take sharp picture wih it is a real challenge. DOF theory was not yet fully developed until 1933." This is what I love about the Leica 1A. No one helps you, the camera doesn't help you, you are up against it and have to do all the work itself and in my case, most of my photographs are dreadful. I hope to improve over the years using the 10,000 hours rule. When I do take what I believe is a good photograph the feeling of joy is palpable. Richard. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 3, 2017 Posted October 3, 2017 Hi Guest, Take a look here George Bernard Shaw. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
sandro Posted October 3, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Generations of people taking photographs succeeded in producing relatively sharp photos by estimating the distance. I wonder what kind of photos Shaw took with his Leica. Lex Edited October 3, 2017 by sandro Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted October 3, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 3, 2017 I think that I may have posted this photo of my fellow countryman here before, but it is always nice to see it again. Shaw was already an experienced photographer before the Leica came along and using it must have been very easy for him compared to previous cameras that he had used. A quick search will show many of his early photographs, including some 'self portraits'. Shaw was known for his 'quotable quotes'. This one could easily have been made for the digital age. “A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.” William Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 3, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 3, 2017 ... "Leica 1A has no rangefinder, no DOF, no matching hyperfocusing points on distance scale/aperture scale, to take sharp picture wih it is a real challenge. DOF theory was not yet fully developed until 1933." This is what I love about the Leica 1A. No one helps you, the camera doesn't help you, you are up against it and have to do all the work itself and in my case, most of my photographs are dreadful. I hope to improve over the years using the 10,000 hours rule. When I do take what I believe is a good photograph the feeling of joy is palpable. G.B. Shaw - on the photo - didn't, but many used the Fodis or Fofor rangefinder with the IA. Even when lenses had no DOF scale as we know it still today (though there was an IA with DOF-Scale No. 50131 from 1931, see the picture in Lager p. 22), "DOF-theory" was as well known as it is today. Leitz published little booklets with tables for the DOF for all stops of the lens - you only had to learn them by heart... Below is the page from the edition of March 1930): Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! On the left they say: "All tables for depth of field were calculated on the base of a circle of confusion of 1/30 mm." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! On the left they say: "All tables for depth of field were calculated on the base of a circle of confusion of 1/30 mm." ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/277511-george-bernard-shaw/?do=findComment&comment=3369889'>More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 3, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 3, 2017 Ha. You beat me to it! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UliWer Posted October 3, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 3, 2017 Well, now you have no excuse for not knowing your DOF values - learn one stop each night, and after a week you‘ll be perfect. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted October 4, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 4, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Shaw was known for his 'quotable quotes'. This one could easily have been made for the digital age. “A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.” William Fine and funny as many of G.B. Shaw sentences... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted October 4, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 4, 2017 It’s funny to think Shaw and the like would’ve once thought of these simple film cameras as the latest technology and must have gadgets like iPhones and ultra-slim televisions. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willeica Posted October 4, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 4, 2017 It’s funny to think Shaw and the like would’ve once thought of these simple film cameras as the latest technology and must have gadgets like iPhones and ultra-slim televisions. I'm not sure what is funny about this. Shaw was a lot more sophisticated than that and an experienced photographer and would have been able to assess the impact of any new technology. I'm not yet 70 and I remember a time when nobody I knew had a television and, as for telephones, a lot of people just used a public call box. Technology moves on all of the time. In order to assess technology from the past you need to be able to contextualise it. In the context of the mid 1920s the Leica I Model A was revolutionary. William 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentShutter Posted October 4, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 4, 2017 So maybe Mister Shaw would use a GoPro, Drone or Smartphone today to get his pictures taken ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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