Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The problem with a waste level finder on a 35mm camera is no verticals. And that's a big problems. They should have made a robot format back for the Rollei 3003. 24x24. -------------------- Mark William Rabiner Photography mark at rabinergroup.com > From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:05:23 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Ted's park bench advice > > Even easier with a Rollei 3003, the waist level > finder is built in. I hardly ever use the "telescope" > finder on mine, although it's very good for one-handed > shooting. The beast even has 3 (three!) shutter release > buttons that are exactly where they should be for > holding the camera a) on the palm of your right hand b) > on the palm of your left hand, c) right-one-handed with > the hand grip/loop. > > People ask whether it's a video camera when you shoot > with the telescope finder up to your eye - easy to > understand, it just doesn't look like any other 35 mm > camera. It's an ergonomic masterpiece. Just a pity that > there was never a digital back for it. > > http://www.cameraquest.com/rol3003.htm > > Cheers > Douglas > > On 31.08.2010 03:37, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> Simpler to use the Nikon F series with a waist level finder if you still >> shoot film. An F3 goes for throwaway prices nowadays... >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 4:47 AM, Lawrence Zeitlin<lrzeitlin at >> gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Ted' s advice for park bench deception is sage and undoubtedly will lead >>> to >>> great street photographs. But for lazy photographers the right angle >>> viewfinder is a convenient shortcut. Just about every camera made since >>> 1900 >>> has an available right angle viewfinder. Even Leica. In fact a vintage >>> Leitz >>> made WINTU finder is currently offered by Green Mountain Camera for $124. >>> >>> <http://www.gmcamera.com/servlet/the-4200/Leitz-Leica-Wintu-Right/Detail> >>> >>> >>> Many cameras came with right angle finders built in. Robot cameras had a >>> viewfinder which would either swivel or could be adjusted for right angle >>> viewing by moving a small lever. Leica and most other quality German >>> cameras >>> had several aftermarket waist level and right angle viewfinders, some of >>> which are still available at KEH. >>> >>> <http://www.nemeng.com/leica/027b.shtml> >>> >>> I have a tiny right angle finder that fits to the top of my Minox when I >>> want to be really sneaky. >>> >>> Shahn took a number of memorable street type photos using a Leica right >>> angle finder during the depression. >>> >>> < >>> >>> http://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/john_edwin_mason_photogra/2010/03/shahn-le >>> ica-right-angle-viewfinder.html >>> >>> The downside of using these finders is that few permit you to focus the >>> camera when shooting to the side. This is hardly a great liability since >>> the >>> wide angle lenses usually used for street photography have sufficient >>> depth >>> of field for guess focusing. But if you really want to avoid most of >>> these >>> problems, just use a Rolliflex and turn it sideways. >>> >>> Larry Z >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information