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Mitch Alland
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Sean, I stopped with the 1960s as that was when 28mm lenses started to become more common. It's because I agree with you that there is no best focal length or format that I referred to Ralph Gibson statement on his preference for "natural" rather than "lensy" space.....Also 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and our present decade. Why did you stop at the 1960s? But strong work is timeless and the contention between form and content is exactly the same now as it was when we were drawing on cave walls.
As I think you might agree, there's no best format, no best focal length, no best aspect ratio, etc. There's the just the photographer, the subject and whatever tools he or she chooses to use to mediate between the two. A good friend of mine is doing outstanding work on the streets of NYC with a 90 on an R-D1...
—Mitch/Bangkok
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