[Leica] More with the Rolleiflex

[Lluis Ripoll]

Hi Ted!

I didn’t read your mail, I’ve just respond Dan with the same arguments you explain.!

Cheers!
Lluis


> El 3 maig 2018, a les 0:45, Ted Grant via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
> 
> Hi Dan
> I used mine so often with camera lenses pointing in a different direction than what I looked like I was shooting!
> The two lenses were pointing to the right at my subject. But as my head came up looking to the real world with my eyeballs I would look straight ahead and the subject would never realize I had been looking at them all the time while looking down on the ground glass!
> Well that is/was if the subject didn't happen to be a photographer and saw/realized what you were doing with your rollie! :-)
> So I could see the subject and shoot the action as it happened without ever physically looking in the direction the camera lens was pointing.
> Did I ever capture an image that near made me wet my pants with excitement???? NOPE! But a snap or two that were close.
> cheers,
> ted grant O.C. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Dan Khong via LUG
> Sent: May-02-18 2:34 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Cc: Dan Khong
> Subject: Re: [Leica] More with the Rolleiflex
> 
> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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