Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ted! I didn?t read your mail, I?ve just respond Dan with the same arguments you explain.! Cheers! Lluis > El 3 maig 2018, a les 0:45, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va > escriure: > > Hi Dan > I used mine so often with camera lenses pointing in a different direction > than what I looked like I was shooting! > The two lenses were pointing to the right at my subject. But as my head > came up looking to the real world with my eyeballs I would look straight > ahead and the subject would never realize I had been looking at them all > the time while looking down on the ground glass! > Well that is/was if the subject didn't happen to be a photographer and > saw/realized what you were doing with your rollie! :-) > So I could see the subject and shoot the action as it happened without > ever physically looking in the direction the camera lens was pointing. > Did I ever capture an image that near made me wet my pants with > excitement???? NOPE! But a snap or two that were close. > cheers, > ted grant O.C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Dan Khong via LUG > Sent: May-02-18 2:34 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Cc: Dan Khong > Subject: Re: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex > > 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information