Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Talking about using a one lens, after having gone through various Leitz and Leica lenses, I am now settled on shooting with a 50mm Summilux-M almost all the time. Sent from my iPhone > On 3 May 2018, at 2:08 PM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > AND ALL US ROLLIE SHOOTERS REMEMBER REAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH A REAL 0NE LENS > CAMERA. > Well OK two lenses > 1/ lens to look through and one to expose the film and give us fabulous > photos! :-) > AAAAaaaahhhhh yes! That was a fantastic camera that allowed us to capture > incredible images time after time. > And in so many cases the subjects never knew we took their pictures! > Dang sometimes I miss them! Not much, but a little sometimes!! :-) > cheers, > Dr.ted grant O.C. > > -----Original Message----- > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On > Behalf Of Mark Rabiner > Sent: May-02-18 6:59 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex > > And the film has 3.5 x more acreage. And is square. > And the shutter is more quiet. > > > -- > > Mark William Rabiner > Photographer > > ?On 5/2/18, 5:34 PM, "LUG on behalf of Dan Khong via LUG" > <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of lug at > leica-users.org> wrote: > > The nice things about using Rollies are: > 1. You look down and that's not so invasive. > 2. It's such a quirky looking camera and by the time your puzzled > subjects > figure you out, you got your shot already > 3. Subjects find the Rollie such a beauty that they gladly pose for you. > > Dan K. > > > On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 1:08 AM, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> Hi Aram, >> Well rollie or Leica there was a time as magazines and weekend colour >> newspaper sections required "colour film==later" than 35mm. So quite a >> number of published photojournalists switched to using 2 Rollies. 1 colour >> film and one B&W film. And you learned how to focus & clicked to still >> capture the ultimate moment. It was either learn how OR??? Not have paying >> assignments! But once you as the photog got into the routine it was a >> piece >> of cake to click & capture great moments of action from stock car racing >> to >> political images. >> Lluis does the "quick click routine" when it was called for or the only >> method at the moment. >> Using a Rollie compared to a Leica was hardly given the situation a second >> thought, when you made your day to day living 24 hours a day! >> cheers, >> Dr.ted grant O.C. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf >> Of Aram via LUG >> Sent: May-01-18 3:05 PM >> To: lug >> Cc: Aram >> Subject: Re: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex >> >> Nice set. Do you prefocus your Rollei and then just snap or do you take >> the >> time to focus and rely on your invisibility cloak? I don't see how you >> could take the time to focus and get a shot like Three Ladies. The Rollei >> is so big and you would have to stop, bend over and look through the >> viewfinder before anyone would notice? I don't think I could do that. >> >> Aram >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Lluis Ripoll >> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 3:14 PM >> To: Leica Users Group ; MUGers at yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex >> >> Similar dressed (I have added this one on the album of my already >> published >> project ?Double-Double?) >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Double-Double/ >> 2018F040201.jpg.html> >> >> Three Ladies in Pl. Catalunya >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/ >> 2018F040204.jpg.html> >> >> Alone in a Bar >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/ >> 2018F040210.jpg.html> >> >> Rolleiflex E, Zeiss Planar 2.8/80mm, Ilford FP4, Xtol Stock, the two first >> with Yellow Filter >> >> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >> >> Saludos cordiales >> Lluis >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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