Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Larry, I used to do it all the time with a Nikon F3 and a waist level finder. Nobody ever knew that you could look down and compose on a SLR which was hanging on your neck or nestled in your lap, so you get very natural photographs of people. The F3 system had 6 interchangeable finders and around 15 focusing screens. It was the best system ever devised. Nikon have now shut the door on such systems because the finders are not replaceable any more on their flagship range, and they have only a limited number of interchangeable focusing screens available. However, autofocus and a little straightening in Photoshop makes this relatively easily possible again. I will go out in a couple of days and try this on the GF-1 as well. The F3 system: http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonf3ver2/index.htm Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 6:25 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin <lrzeitlin at gmail.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > That was an excellent set of photos of rural Indian life. On the titles in > the Lug Gallery I noticed that you were trying to shoot from the hip on > several shots. Quite some time ago a waist level finder was made for the > Leica III series by Demorney Budd. I may not have the name spelled exactly > right but I'm sure old timers remember it. Probably similar ones were made > by other manufacturers. They were not too popular since real photographers > shot waist level pics with a Rollei. But they did have the advantage that > you could face in one direction and take pictures in another. I never owned > one of these but I did rip a small waist level finder off a defunct folding > camera, fitted a shoe to it and used it in the accessory mount of my old > IIIc. It was small but it served the purpose. Sneaky. > Larry Z > > - - - - - - > Jayanand writes: > Kodagu, or Coorg as it used to be known, is a verdant coffee growing > area in South India at the tail end of the Western Ghats, a range of > mountains that run parallel to and just off the west coast of India. > My family had gone for a quick four day holiday early in May, and > these are photographs from the trip. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >