135mm or 150mm (4x5) for a first time LF shooter?

[xkaes]

it was brought to still photography by germans

Yet more perpetuation of the "German" myth. There were several still cameras -- BEFORE WWI -- that used the 1 3/8" movie film developed by Dickson, such as the Tourist Multiple, the Levy-Roth Minnigraph, and the Homeos -- but that was all before my country got into the War.

So there is a "German" first here -- they created the first World War!

[Bob Salomon]

Yet more perpetuation of the "German" myth. There were several still cameras -- BEFORE WWI -- that used the 1 3/8" movie film developed by Dickson, such as the Tourist Multiple, the Levy-Roth Minnigraph, and the Homeos -- but that was all before my country got into the War.

So there is a "German" first here -- they created the first World War!

The assignation of Crown Prince Ferdinand of The Austro Hungarian Empire, and his wife, was the cause of the start of WW I. That is what brought Germany in on their side of the war.

[xkaes]

No offense, but besides learning how to spell assassination, you should read "The Guns of August". There is no need to refight WWI here.

[Bob Salomon]

No offense, but besides learning how to spell assassination, you should read "The Guns of August". There is no need to refight WWI here.

Sorry, that was the spell checker.

[faberryman]

No offense, but besides learning how to spell assassination, you should read "The Guns of August".

Or read Solzhenitsyn's three volume epic The Red Wheel for the Russian perspective.

[Tim Meisburger]

135mm, of course. 150mm is worthless. Its the generic lens, and your pictures will all look generic, like they were shot on digital. Whereas 135mm has much superior bokeh, and a unique signature similar to a petzval, but better.

The Fujinons from Japan are very nice, and a good deal.

[Pere Casals]

Yet more perpetuation of the "German" myth. There were several still cameras -- BEFORE WWI -- that used the 1 3/8" movie film developed by Dickson, such as the Tourist Multiple, the Levy-Roth Minnigraph, and the Homeos -- but that was all before my country got into the War.

So there is a "German" first here -- they created the first World War!

This is true, but Leica refinement/success it was what popularized 35mm film, for this reason it is called 35mm film, and not 1 3/8", the original american designation.


Leicas liberated photographers from studio and tripod.

This compactness allowed Robert Cappa to document the Spanish Civil War; Henri Cartier Bresson to capture the lives of The Europeans; and Walker Evans' documentation of the Great Depression.

[Roger Thoms]

150mm g-claron, very small and light, plenty of coverage. Wouldn't have worry to
much about focusing at f9, heck two of my best images with mine are nights shots. Just my two cents.

Roger

[xkaes]

this is true, but leica refinement/success it was what popularized 35mm film, for this reason it is called 35mm film, and not 1 3/8", the original american designation.


Leicas liberated photographers from studio and tripod.

This compactness allowed robert cappa to document the spanish civil war; henri cartier bresson to capture the lives of the europeans; and walker evans' documentation of the great depression.

Well said, Pere!!!

[Degroto]

Leica was good for standardization. Kodak liberated us from studio and tripod with their small boxcamera with a roll of film that could take 100 photo's.