red dawn Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Hi contributing my bit of nat geo photograhers trivia....... The story on Weapons of Mass Destruction in this month's National Geographic magazine was photographed by Lynn Johnson. Unless she changed systems recently, I do believe she's a M user. check it out if u're interested.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_bunnik Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 But does it make the pictures any good (or any better than those made with other brands'camera's?). It is the photographer that makes the picture, not the camera or it's brand. Oh, last month's pictures of New Zealand were made by Frans Lanting, he uses Nikon. Such useless info... Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Perhaps not totally useless Frank. This IS a Leica forum and even Leica promotes the work shot with their cameras (for obvious reasons). I always like to see if I can spot certain characteristics that have a Leica look to them. It's not all dead serious, just fun sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_piper2 Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Boon Hwee (or should it be Teo?): there's a picture of Lynn with her Leica in the back section of the magazine "On Assignment" or "Behind the scenes" or some such. She's wearing'clean-room' overalls. I'm not sure why Leica has caught on at Nat. Geo. over the past few years (I know, I know; because it's the "best camera in the world" - hnpf, hnpf, hnpf!) But several staffers/contractors/freelancers work with them: Dave Harvey, Stuart Franklin, Vince Musi, Eric(?) Valli, Reza, Mike Nichols (along with Canon gear), plus several others whose names escape me. A few Magnum shooters do work for Nat. Geo. - and I think the 'travel light' influence rubbed off. They just realized they didn't have to carry 6 suitcases full of equipment (as in the past) to get good pictures. Mechanical reliability in remote places may be a factor. Lens quality (maybe) - or just the fact they're good 'people' cameras. The quality of the shooting is somewhat variable - which just goes to show that hitting the target depends on the archer, not the arrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_bunnik Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 No offence ment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_scheuern Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 <P>According to the tech notes, linked to from <A HREF="http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0211/feature1/index.html">here</A>, she used Leica rangefinder gear. If nothing else, seeing good work from someone with the same or similar equipment is a nice reminder that working on technique might be more productive than acquiring more hardware. And I always appreciate technical details. It's fun to see what other people are using and how.</P> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry_lehrer Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 BHT Didn't the best of them all, Galen Rowel, use Leicas for so much of his work for NG? Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip l. Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 This link: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0211/feature1/zoom5.html Seems that she is using a new lens - 21mm f2! Wonder when we will have a chance at that one? Would also like to hear more on this new film also: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0211/feature1/zoom3.html Happy shooting... Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_bunnik Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 I am afraid Galen Rowell also used Nikon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_kallo Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Yeah, flip a couple of pages back from the end of the issue. There is a picture she shot of herself and her translator in a mirror and shes toting what I'd guess is an m6 and a nocti. Powerful article by the way. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 More to the Galen Rowell point: he just used Nikon not leica or if he ever used Leica, it wasn't regularly.<P>Here is a long time & legendary National Geographic Society photographer who switched from Leica cameras to a different brand a few years ago and who sees no difference in the images: William Albert Allard. who switched to the Canon EOS cameras a few years ago. <P>The only visual characteristics i can think that might transfer between the photography and the reproduction of the photography to the printed page will be the visual style of the photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlegaspi Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 William Albert Allard did not "switch" to Canon. he is using the EOS system in addition to Ms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccrevasse Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 The author/photographer for a piece on Afghanistan in National Geographic a few months back used exclusively digital equipment. She was in a rather primitive environment, including battlefield conditions. The quality of the photos was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob soltis Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 Powerful article indeed! Bill Allard shot his Blues Highway article with his classic M6's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_bowden Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 National Geographic says she's using "Film Type: Fujichrome color negative 400." That sounds a little odd to me. Doesn't "chrome" mean transparancy film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl5 Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 she used Fuji Provia-color slide film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_yoder3 Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 At a Photo Night in California I heard Allard say he uses Canon a lot now but that he recognizes there is something special about the Leica glass that sets it apart (presumably from Canon). If I recall right, he said that's partly why he used the M's on the Blues project. Don't quote me on it though, it was a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_yoder3 Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 The photographer for the Afghanistan article you mention was Lois Raimondo (sp) who's a staffer at the Washington Post and I believe (but could be wrong) that her work was reprinted in NGM. I think she was using both dig and color neg. Great work. The lantern photo was just great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nesrani Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 EOS/digital + M6 is a pretty common combination - as just one example, Catherine Leuthold who was featured on the Digital Journalist last month was using both when we went to Hebron together. Hipshooting a lot with the M6 and 28/2.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_bowden Posted November 3, 2002 Share Posted November 3, 2002 In response to the comment from TT about Provia 400, isn't 400 speed slide film VERY grainy compared to color neg? You can see some prominent grain in Lynn Johnson's photo of the kids and the gas mask in the National Geographic article. Of course, that photo has been enlarged to about a page and a half inside the magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrik in sweden Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Bill Allard IS using Leicas still. See: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0205/feature6/index.html An article greatly photographed, as well as the picture of him with 2 M6's, one with 21mm ASPH, and one with a 90mm. If this matters to anyone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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