Verry interesting. And it brings to mind something I've wanted to bring
up on this list for a while: The book that re-sparked my interest in photography
after many years of dormancy.
The book is "Nowhere is a Place" (ISBN: 0871563592) by Paul Theroux and
Bruce Chatwin, with photos by Jeff Gnass. It's about Patagonia. Go out and
buy it now ;-)
Although Theroux and Chatwin are the big names and their text is suposedly
the selling point of the book, Jeff Gnass's photos just put them in the
shade; I was blown away and wondered what equipment he used. I thought the
resolution looked to good to be 35mm and couldn't imagine anyone trucking
even a 4x5 view camera out there (he gets out into some *serious* wilderness).
>From the aspect ratio of the photos I huessed he was using a 6x7 medium
format. Fortunately, there's a whole section in the back wherein Gnass describes
each photo and where it was taken (I like this section better than the Theroux/Chatwin
text, too!) and he confirms that he used a Pentax 67.
I don't have a 67 but I'd be happy to use my Pentax 645. For my two lenses
I'd go with the 200mm I already have and I'd get the 35mm wide angle (I
have the 45mm now) and go trekking through Patagonia.
-- Original Message --
> Okay, now how about this for a slightly different and more difficult game:
>
> Let's say you suddenly win a grant. It allows you to photograph full-time
> for six months, of subjects and locales of your choice, and the results
> stand a chance of being published as a book. All your film is provided
> and all your travel expenses are paid. However, you can only use only
one
> type of Pentax camera body and two Pentax prime lenses.
>
> Which body and two lenses would you choose?
>
> Totally optional: name the subject and/or locales you'd choose to
> photograph.
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