Originally Posted by
r.e.
Don,
As I said, it works fine at f22.
Right now, I'm in a pub with a Mamiya 7 shooting people watching an NHL playoff game with HP5 rated at 1600 and f4. That is a two stop push, and pretty thin depth of field. And at that, this is pushing me to a shutter speed of 1/4 second, which is a bit of a trick with an 80mm lens. If I had my Leica with me, I'd be shooting at f2.
Two weeks ago, I was shooting in the NY subway system, below ground, where one is often about 6 feet from one's subject, meaning that f22 and the kind of latitude that you are talking about is a pipe dream.
And speaking personally, from a photographic point of view when shooting people, f22 is a long way from where I want to be, even if I can get there.
I think that a lot depends on what you want to do as a street photographer.
One thing that is clear, when Bruce Davidson did his NY subway series, he was nowher near f22. Not even if he did most of those photos in above-ground parts of the system. Indeed, having been down there two weeks ago taking a lot of photographs, I'm planning to take a hard look at his book, because honestly, what he did is not, in my respectful view, easy.
If you and Cyrus find that this kind of photography is a snap, I can only express my admiration.
If either of you could upload some examples of your 4x5 street photography, I'd really love to see them, and learn.
Cheers.
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