Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Help..I'm dizzy and I can't get up :-) Jim Hemenway wrote: > 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 >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >