Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hmm If I were to really get into extreme close-up mode it might be with a tripod. Then, once focused, it would be time to dispense with the mirror. Ah ha...That silly little latch on the side of my F3 is a mirror lock up. Of course those who would rather make things painful can dork around with a Visoflex. As far as the early 70's go there was one shooter at the paper I worked for using M's. All the rest used Rollies or Nikons. There is an important consideration buried somewhere in these Viso-posts. First comes the bran...breain...uh..brain....after that, it's all up for grabs and we can grab whatever turns ups on. B.D. and Mark prefer lens rings, I've already posted my preference. :-) Walt Lottermoser George wrote: > Absolutely true for photojournalists. However, if there was anything > at all that the Visoflex had going for it - it was macro photography. > The idea that the mirror simply and automatically went up when the > image was focused and ready to shoot really worked quite elegantly. I > hate the mirror lock up routines on any and all SLR's that I've used > over the decades. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > > > > On Oct 17, 2006, at 5:44 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: > >> As many a photojournalist found in the 60s and into >> the early 70s, if one was a rangefinder shooter, there was no need >> to invest >> in a reflex system - Nikon F body, 105 2.5, 200 f4, and you were >> good to go >> - along with your M2, M3, and range of lenses from 21 to 50 mm. ;-) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >