On 6 Dec 2002 at 9:06, Bob Walkden wrote: > I've found myself more and more using only a 35mm and 85/90mm lens. > One of my favourite photo books of recent years is 'Voyages' by > Raymond Depardon, a Magnum & Leica photographer. He says that almost > all the photos were shot with a 50mm lens. The photos drip with a > certain atmosphere of distance and detachment and the unspectacular > framing and perspective add to that.
35mm with a light spattering of 21mm, 50mm and 90mm (in that order) are my staples when range-finder shooting. > The very wide and very long lenses can put something specifically > photographic between the viewer and the photograph, a reminder that > you are looking at a photograph, whereas the more prosaic focal > lenses let the viewer forget the technology and concentrate on the > image. An interesting observation and quite true I guess. I find that the 35mm FL provides a very neutral AOV the 50mm feels a little long for the type of subject matter that I shoot. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
