Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Austin Franklin wrote: > > > > swapping... Can you shoot a Rollei TLR without hand swapping? If so, I > > > really would like to learn how. > > > > Yes, but I wouldn't describe it as "fast and easy"! Hold TLR in palm of > > the left hand, sort of towards the right side of the palm, with left > > hand's thumb and index finger to adjust the focus. This can be done > > without moving the Rollei from the palm. Not super stable but works. > > Right hand diddles the other dials, shutter release and winder. It works, > > but it's on the edge... The TLR just isn't a "fast" camera. To gain > > speed of any kind you'd probably get more mileage out of using the sports > > finder than trying to find a no-swapping-hands configuration. > > I am sure that someone with three hands, very dexterous feet, long tongue, > big nose or possibly BD, can do it, but it won't be a pretty sight. > > There is nothing wrong with swapping hands...but my point was, don't believe > the TLR is near as smooth to use as the M6... This incredible ease-of-use of the M6 is what justifies it's incredible small as a thumbprint negative size!! Otherwise why should such a small neg be tolerated?! Mark Rabiner Both my Rolleiflex 2.8 F TLR and Hasselblad 500C/M fit in the same very small case as they are practically the same exact size and weight. I think of them both as bricks which shoot pictures. Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/