Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Medium format camera for a Leica user?
From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:28:30 -0400
 
> > Can you shoot a Rollei TLR without hand swapping?  If so, I
> > really would like to learn how.
>
> Since you asked....
>
> Put it on a cheap strobe bracket so that your left hand both holds the
> handgrip and can reach the focus knob. Now attach a cable release. You can
> either wind and fire with the right hand, or attach the release
> to the grip
> and focus/fire with the left. This is how I use the Rflex when time is of
> the essence.

The other option is to have someone else do it for you ;-)