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Subject: RE: [OM] Bob's photos
From: "Robert R. Gries" <rgg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 09:21:13 -0600
Bill:

As a heretic, you should be burned at the stake!  Like John Lind has
shown us - with a little creative engineering, one can use the dual T32
combination without having to go outside the family!  You should be
ex-communicated! ;^)

Seriously, though, I have been looking at the Sunpak 120J that you
mentioned before, and it is quite impressive.  Certainly, this unit
would be ideal if I had the Lira for such a purchase.  One thing I might
do is to have my 500 WS Norman heads pointing straight up, and then use
the T32 (or Metz) as my camera flash.  The only problem with this is
finding the right location to position the lights.  One might see them
in any wide angle shots.

In terms of films, one reason that I stick with Fuji is the 4 layer
formulation.  When there are metal-halide, flash, and tungsten in the
same shot, the Fuji films do the best job of not showing their
individual color characteristics.  I will, however, give this Kodak film
a try.

And for the 35 shift, it is one of the most versatile lenses ever!  Not
only does it help with the composition (for my eye), but it can give you
wide angle reach were you want it.  For example, look at this shot:

http://www.nothingrhymeswithorange.com/gries/Asides/OLS-E010.jpg

I promise that it is straight on the print - I was just lazy on the
scan.  From this shot I was able to maintain a good working distance
(about 10 feet) and still get the background looking straight.  If I
were to use another WA I would have to get closer (requiring a tighter
f-stop), and the distortion would be seen on people making them look a
bit disproportionate.

And although this isn't one of the better ones:

http://www.nothingrhymeswithorange.com/gries/Asides/OLS-E008.jpg

One can see that the relation ships between foreground and background
work a little better than if I were to use a 21mm and crop 500f the
negative!  In 35mm, every bit counts, and the less you can crop, the
better off you will be in the end.  I am also of the mind that
everything in the camera should be on the print (save for those
occasions when it is compositionally necessary).  I think that one
should always use the full width or length of a frame.

As always, I appreciate your insight and the time you give to your
responses.  Thanks.

Bob




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