steve_rasmussen Posted March 24, 2000 Share Posted March 24, 2000 When noted landscape photographer David Muench uses a 35mm SLR, it is interesting to note that he uses a Leicaflex. He used one on his book New Mexico II for some of the shots. Not sure if he still uses it now however. My guess is that the camera was the SL2. Anyone know for sure? His lenses range from 21mm to 560mm. SR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hans_buchholdt2 Posted March 28, 2000 Share Posted March 28, 2000 Hi - Correct, I know for sure I remember seeing the Leicaflex SL2mot as a body he uses, as well as I think a Leica R6. Not completely sure about the R6, but definately he uses an SL2mot. Hans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted April 2, 2000 Share Posted April 2, 2000 There was an article in Popular Photography a few years ago about landscape master David Muench, with several of his pictures taken with a Leicaflex and Macro-Elmarit 60/2.8 for landscape and close up pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted July 5, 2000 Share Posted July 5, 2000 Famous Ferrari style designer Sergio Pininfarina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_esbin Posted March 3, 2001 Share Posted March 3, 2001 Ernst Haas used a Leicaflex SL for his magnificent Kodachrome images. Since a lot of his images were macro I assume he used the 60mm macro-Elmarit for many of his shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee_shively Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Just to update things a little, Muench is also a Canon EOS user. Last year, he was a "guest" photographer on "Canon Photo Safari". He is, of course, mostly known for his Linhof 4x5 photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Murray Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Salgado is also a fan of the 60mm f2.8 Macro-Elmar R. He generally used it with 35mm f2 Summicron R and the 28mm f2.8 Elmarit R. He also was a fan of the manual exposure-only R6. Like the Leicaflex trio, the R6 and it’s version two were made in Germany. I found the metering arrows and dot in the R6 difficult to see so I sold it. I still prefer my pair of Leicaflex bodies with dud meters. I have long experience of using handheld. last year I acquired three R8. Pity they cannot be repaired, that’s why I bought three. Still have the ‘flexes to fall back on. All 3 cam lenses but one, 3rd cam only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 I guess “is” should be replaced with “was”. He is all digital now. Canon, if I am not mistaken. Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgpinc Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Two other very talented Leica SLR users were Fulvio Roiter and Ernst Haas. If you want to see some beautiful work you should take a look at them. They made spectacular pictures with the Leica SLR system and their fantastic talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Doug Herr also did some incredible wildlife work with the Leica SLRs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_gottschalk Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 I believe that Leny Riefenstahl used a Leicaflex in her later carer as a still photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey L.T. von Glück Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 DDD used a Leicaflex with the 45–90mm Angénieux f/2.8 zoom to photograph all of Picasso’s works for his book. Jeffrey L. T. von Gluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgpinc Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Don't forget Fulvio Roiter. Beautiful photographs of numerous places in the world but specially his home town, Venice. Beautiful color and Black and White. Another favorite of mine was Fred J. Maroon who used Leicaflex extensively and most specially Leica M with 21mm Leica lens for his pictures of America, including the White House interiors and exteriors. Both of these photographers produced beautiful books with their Leica cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Murray Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I’m grateful to wgpinc for mentioning Fulvio Roiter, I’d not heard of him but I’m going to take a look. Jeffrey L.T. Von Gluck mentioned DDD and his use of the 45-90 Angenieux f2.8 zoom (made, I understand, with several mounts to enable it to be used on different cameras, rather like the Schneider Kreuznach P.A. Curtagon 35mm f4 shift lens. I use one on my pair of Leicaflex bodies, a mk1 & mk11. I’d like the zoom and an English classic camera dealer has one in stock. Problem is it’s £899 + insured carriage of some £30. So I use the Schneider and an old 100 F4 macro Elmar for portraits. My meters don’t work so I use the Gossen Lunalite as it’s solid state. Given that my bodies are 1964 & 1966, apart from the meters, they work fine. This stuff was certainly built to last. I prefer the Leicaflex to its successors the SL and SL2. I like the quirkiness of it combined with mirror lock. Preview button? I can look at the scale on the lens. I find that far more informative. However, the Curtagon is focused wide open and stopped down before the shot is taken anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 11/6/2022 at 2:44 PM, SCL said: Doug Herr also did some incredible wildlife work with the Leica SLRs. I am a big fan of Doug Herr's work. I haven't seen it in a while, I need to re-visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I think a family member is managing the distribution of his works these days. Doug hasn't been active on any of the forums I follow in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 His website is still up and offering photos from 2023. https://www.wildlightphoto.com I think he had a bad experience with some of the people who used to populate this forum years ago. and hasn't been back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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