Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/02

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Subject: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex
From: dankhong at gmail.com (Dan Khong)
Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 05:34:20 +0800
References: <70A8545C-76D4-424B-A9DE-9560C78F040F@gmail.com> <MWHPR10MB16462A6533B384E590CB4A09B8810@MWHPR10MB1646.namprd10.prod.outlook.com> <002701d3e238$32e23d90$98a6b8b0$@ca>

The nice things about using Rollies are:
1. You look down and that's not so invasive.
2. It's such a quirky looking camera and by the time your puzzled subjects
figure you out, you got your shot already
3. Subjects find the Rollie such a beauty that they gladly pose for you.

Dan K.


On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:08 AM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Hi Aram,
> Well rollie or Leica there was a time as magazines and weekend colour
> newspaper sections required "colour film==later" than 35mm. So quite a
> number of published photojournalists switched to using 2 Rollies. 1 colour
> film and one B&W film. And you learned how to focus & clicked to still
> capture the ultimate moment. It was either learn how OR??? Not have paying
> assignments! But once you as the photog got into the routine it was a piece
> of cake to click & capture great moments of action from stock car racing to
> political images.
> Lluis does the "quick click routine" when it was called for or the only
> method at the moment.
> Using a Rollie compared to a Leica was hardly given the situation a second
> thought, when you made your day to day living 24 hours a day!
> cheers,
> Dr.ted grant O.C.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of Aram via LUG
> Sent: May-01-18 3:05 PM
> To: lug
> Cc: Aram
> Subject: Re: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex
>
> Nice set.  Do you prefocus your Rollei and then just snap or do you take
> the
> time to focus and rely on your invisibility cloak?  I don't see how you
> could take the time to focus and get a shot like Three Ladies.  The Rollei
> is so big and you would have to stop, bend over and look through the
> viewfinder before anyone would notice?   I don't think I could do that.
>
> Aram
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lluis Ripoll
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 3:14 PM
> To: Leica Users Group ; MUGers at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex
>
> Similar dressed (I have added this one on the album of my already
> published
> project ?Double-Double?)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Double-Double/
> 2018F040201.jpg.html>
>
> Three Ladies in Pl. Catalunya
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/
> 2018F040204.jpg.html>
>
> Alone in a Bar
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/
> 2018F040210.jpg.html>
>
> Rolleiflex E, Zeiss Planar 2.8/80mm, Ilford FP4, Xtol Stock, the two first
> with Yellow Filter
>
> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>
> Saludos cordiales
> Lluis
>
>
>
>
>
>
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