On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 09:21:26PM -0600, William Robb wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shel Belinkoff" > Subject: RE: Digital Leica M8? > > > > > > > My comment was made just to point out that a photographer as > > well-regarded > > as Erwitt uses a filter. So many people with somewhat lesser > > portfolios > > religiously condemn the use of filters and claim that they "degrade" > > the > > image. I guess Erwitt has figured a way to use a filter and become > > one of > > the most prolific and highly regarded photographers in the world. > > Also, the > > filter ring doesn't match the black of the camera body ... another > > mistake > > by Erwitt. > > You've complained in the past that you have seen filter induced image > degradation. I believe it was a 300mm lens that was suspect until you > removed the filter. > My 600 is definitely a better lens without the 112mm filter on the > front. > Erwitt's pictures are well regarded by some because they figure he is a > good photographer. > > William Robb
Quite. And, in any case, just because Erwitt is good enough to get away with breaking the rules (or, at least, ignoring the conventional wisdom) doesn't mean it's a good idea for other lesser photographers to do so. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
