[Leica] More with the Rolleiflex

[Mark Rabiner]

I found it amazing that so many photographers of the 50's and 60's when they went out to shoot a job they grabbed their trusty Rolleiflex and out the door.
The whole idea of "lenses" never entered their mind. The lens was on the camera and that was that. Did they even pay attention to the fact that it said it was an 80mm Zeiss or Schneider2.8 on the rim of the lens?
Only way later when Rollei felt they had to compete with all the 35mm shooters did they come out with their funky tele and wide versions. I think most ignored them.
36 on a roll won out over 12.

I did jobs with just a Rolleiflex. Almost never did I think I needed a wide or tele  for a ceratin shot.

 
 

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 5/2/18, 1:08 PM, "LUG on behalf of Ted Grant via LUG" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of 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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