Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/31

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Subject: [Leica] M8 and the Future
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Tue Oct 31 08:57:19 2006
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There is no doubt the Rolliflex viewfinder makes looking a pleasure. 
There seems to be a distancing from the equipment that allows more 
subject involvement. I feel the same way with a viewfinder and prefer 
them over slrs. Although Daniel sent us some really fine images some 
could be made more effective by cropping. This is, of course, a personal 
thing but the image subject should visually dominate?

Walt

Raimo K wrote:

> I agree with Daniel.
> It depends, though... my very first camera was a simple Yashica A TLR 
> and now when I photograph with my Rolleiflex 3.5F all things seem to 
> compose themselves on the groundglass.
> All the best!
> Raimo K
> Personal photography homepage at:
> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future
>
>
>> Walt Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> Very few square photographs appear well composed to me. I'd go 6x9 
>>> and be fine.
>>>
>>
>> I beg your pardon:
>>
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v22/06v22-0011.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v15/06v15-0039.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v16-0028a-65429.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v10-61939.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/22-37338.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/v26-0012-47928.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/merna-sandy-37312.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/23-37335.jpg.html
>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/nyeve2006/05v52-0015.jpg.html
>>
>> Daniel
>>
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