Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Congrats on the new toy. I have always thought that the 645RF would be a great street photography camera because it is small, fast (aperture priority automation), and has a quiet shutter. And it encourages the shooter to aim for people instead of things (due to the vertical format). Jeffery Smith New Orleans, LA http://www.400tx.com http://400tx.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Nathan Wajsman Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 4:52 PM To: Leica Users Group; LEG Subject: [Leica] IMG: my new rangefinder A couple of weeks ago I fondled a Bronica RF 645 and I liked it so much that I bought one :-) While I do not shoot 35mm film anymore, I still enjoy medium format, and the Bronica gives me the advantages of a rangefinder and the nice big negative. It feels very much like a Leica, and is not much bigger than an M7. I have put up some test pictures (on Agfa Scala, notoriously difficult to scan, but the seller included 4 rolls with the camera, so I might as well use them): http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/2226109 One of the neat things about this camera is that it takes 220 film. There are not many choices in 220, but that perennial street-shooting favourite, Tri-X, is reasonably easily available. And this means 32 pictures on a roll, not far behind a 35mm camera. Nathan -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands Opportunistic Image Acquisition General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com and http://www.greatpix.eu Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information