[Leica] More with the Rolleiflex

[Dan Khong]

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. 

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> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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