On 9/10/2010 4:10 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Oct 8, 2010, at 7:27 AM, Derby Chang wrote:
That was memorable.
It started out being a pleasant night. My friends playing support, all is right
with the world. But Loene sensed there was something odd happening with the
headliner. And there was
The band came on and asked everyone to be really quiet, or they wouldn't hear.
The lead singer, Jonneine, having come all the way from Silverlake CA, had lost
her voice. Really lost it. She could barely whisper. But bravely, she said they
would play the whole set. And a beautiful instrumental set it was, with
Jonneine doing some mesmerising zen singing up front.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc/10/10_10/10_10_jonneine/index.htm
You got some great stuff there.
As much as I would have loved to hear her voice (which is extraordinarily
seductive), the performance piece as it turned out was even more powerful,
because we were all filling in the vocal line.
Sounds like a very cool experience.
And even better, with no microphone in the way, it was a grand way to test the
new Voigtlander 75mm/1.8. Stephen Gandy, for a little while, said it was
designed to be soft wide open. He has since edited that out of his website.
It's sharp enough for me at 1.8
How do you like it compared with the 77/1.8?
Thanks Larry, I'm glad you asked. I've had a gap for gig shooting with
the Epsons. I looooooooove using 77mm on APS-C. Just the right length to
get an intimate shot, with enough environmental space. And not too short
that I have to be in the face of the muso. First rule of gig shooting -
consider the muso. Second rule - consider the paying punter who'd like
to see the band too. I've been using the outstanding 90mm Elmarit-M, but
while that is flawless technically, 90mm is just a tad too long in a
small venue like the Annandale. I do own the 75mm Color Heliar, but that
is a a little slow (as is the Elmarit). Can't afford a 75mm Summilux, so
when Mr K announced the 75 Heliar, I praised him to many interested and
disinterested persons.
Compared to the 77, the 75 is actually significantly larger and heavier,
which gives much kudos to the Pentax engineers. Haven't rigorously
tested the sharpness and the flare control (and not gunna), but it seems
fine to me. Focusing feel of course is much better with the 75. I'm just
happy to have both.
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