Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Barry Dinan asked snip I'm wondering if you have ever experienced a problem with composition that > compares to one I have recently experienced? snip You are having a problem normal for wide angle lenses on viewfinder cameras. Because the lens and viewfinder are not at the same physical place in space they do not see exactly the same view. The effect is particularly noticeable for subjects close to the camera. The solution is to move the camera a little after framing the shot such that the centre of the lens is more or less where the centre of the viewfinder was whilst framing. FWIW a device called a paramender is available for Rolleiflex TLRs. It mounts on a tripod. The device has two camera positions on a slider. The shot is composed in the lower position, the camera is then moved to the higher position, in which the taking lens is positioned where the viewing lens had been for framing, and the photograph taken. This is one of the characteristics of non reflex cameras. cheers Frank