Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/03/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]You've told us about the push ups you do in the morning. I just got an exercise mat. Need to put together a routine. I hope people don't now think they can spend the night at my place when they visit new York. I get lots of exercise from walking and I grab some shots while I'm at it but if there is one extra lens cap in my side bag I feel it. I need everything ultra light weight. But I do walk not short distances and often all day. I'm getting something with wheels for my gear. Balloons too! And roller skates. Ted I had two 24 expose backs for my Hassies. Don't know why I used the past tense. Other than there is no more 220 film made by anybody in this solar system. But I still have the backs. 24 on a roll I feel like I can really wail. Especially when I have another back I can slip on in a few seconds with another 24 in it. Wedding photographers loved them. A main point is lots of people on chat groups make a big point of declaring the limitations of Hassy. They claim you can't use it like a Rolleiflex for street work. Only in the studio. Well we know you can. I saw a picture of one on the back of a pop photog it was a thumbnail ad the first issue I ever bought in 1964 and its all I ever wanted since. It took me till 1979 to get one. I was 28 and a half. On 3/17/15 12:22 PM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Mark, > Naw it was being on the go all the time back and forth in Canada coast to > coast, the USA quite often. Not much sit around time "shooting flowers!" > ;-) > > Yes and I too played high school football for two years and hockey in the > winter from a little kid! No different today! I walk nearly everyday for 45 > minutes logging distants and time. Hell yes some days it's tough as one > comes-up to the magical youthful age of 86 on May 27th/2015. > > And yes some days it's hell. But I'll be damned if I'm going to end-up > watching TV most days sitting on my ass! OLD? Heck that's an unfortunate > attitude for some folks.:-( By the same token I have days when the > attitude > hardly get's one out of bed! AND I HATE IT WITH A VENGANCE! I'll never be > "OLD!" I'll politely be an "ELDER!" ;-) > > But the days of the Hassies was great. Although so often I wished they had > 36 exposure rolls!! ;-) > > cheers, > ted. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of > Mark Rabiner > Sent: March-17-15 8:54 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Some say Hasselblad must only be used on tripod... > > You must have had some kind of exercise routine to build up that kind of > core strength. I think right out of high school I may have been almost that > strong. And I played high school football. > > > On 3/17/15 11:30 AM, "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Yes and I too used Hassleblads..... 3 x 500C's....1 X SWC The 500c's > quite >> often all three at the same time no different than using 3 LEICA "M's" at >> the same time. One on each shoulder and one around the neck! All different >> lenses. Or two 500 C's one on each shoulder and the SWC on the neck. A >> couple of magazines in the PHOTO-VEST pouches and a half dozen rolls of >> film. >> >> Yep and the assignment dictated using a tripod or not. About 95% of the > time >> hand held. "FLASH?" please explain meaning of the word "FLASH?" :-) Thank >> you. >> >> cheers, >> Dr. ted :-) >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf > Of >> Mark Rabiner >> Sent: March-17-15 6:45 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Some say Hasselblad must only be used on tripod... >> >> Lots of people who did everything with a Hasselblad and no tripod also did >> most of that with a flash. You could do that at 1/500th of a second and be >> there. >> Hasselblad use has an unusual effect in which people swear you have to use > a >> tripod or that its made for hand held use.. And never the twain show meet. >> Me I did a whole lot of all combinations including flash with tripod both. >> The tripod was more about continuity and convenience that solidity when > used >> with a flash. When you shoot a Polaroid and use a tripod obviously you get >> the same shot when you switch to a roll film back. >> >> >> On 3/16/15 6:47 PM, "Bill Pearce" <billcpearce at cox.net> wrote: >> >>> During my film days, I shot mostly Hasselblad. Almost never did I use a >>> tripod. Most stuff was on workers in refineries, chemical plants and fab >>> shops. Photos were always sharp, and the camera was a pleasure to use >>> handheld. Lots of weddings were shot by others the same way. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: philippe.amard >>> Sent: Monday, March 16, 2015 1:35 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Some say Hasselblad must only be used on tripod... >>> >>> The tripod should be used first - crutches never work as well >>> afterwards and after all >>> >>> Nice trove >>> >>> Amities >>> Ph >>> >>> >>> Le 16 mars 15 ? 11:12, Richard Man a ?crit : >>> >>>> But then, there is this: >>>> >>>> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B-m_DsaWkAEsTMr.png:large >>>> >>>> -- >>>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>>> // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto >>>> // https://www.facebook.com/Transformations.CosplayPortraits >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible >>> to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. >>> NO ARCHIVE >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> > > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/