Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Walt: Rectangular and square are fine, but the best format is really round! http://www.half-fast.com/ArsatGrafex-Oct2006/ Round rules... round rocks! ;-) Jim Walt Johnson wrote: > There is no doubt the Rolliflex viewfinder makes looking a pleasure. > There seems to be a distancing from the equipment that allows more > subject involvement. I feel the same way with a viewfinder and prefer > them over slrs. Although Daniel sent us some really fine images some > could be made more effective by cropping. This is, of course, a personal > thing but the image subject should visually dominate? > > Walt > > Raimo K wrote: > >> I agree with Daniel. >> It depends, though... my very first camera was a simple Yashica A TLR >> and now when I photograph with my Rolleiflex 3.5F all things seem to >> compose themselves on the groundglass. >> All the best! >> Raimo K >> Personal photography homepage at: >> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se> >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:34 PM >> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future >> >> >>> Walt Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> Very few square photographs appear well composed to me. I'd go 6x9 >>>> and be fine. >>>> >>> >>> I beg your pardon: >>> >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v22/06v22-0011.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v15/06v15-0039.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v16-0028a-65429.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v10-61939.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/22-37338.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/v26-0012-47928.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/merna-sandy-37312.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/23-37335.jpg.html >>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/nyeve2006/05v52-0015.jpg.html >>> >>> Daniel