[Leica] More with the Rolleiflex

Thu May 3 00:39:13 PDT 2018

A guy told me many Leica shooters had a Rolleiflex in the bottom of their camera bags for when that kind of thing was what you'd want and it would happen often. 35mm does not always cut it.
I sat next to a photographer from Japan in a Denny's he had a huge canvas camera bag and they told me that everyone he knew over there had a Pentax 6x7 in the bottom of their camera bags.
No way I can carry around 20 or 30 pounds like all those guys did. I’m getting one of those rolling camera bags for when I'm taking along more than one thing. As in more than one lens or camera body.

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Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 5/3/18, 2:08 AM, "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:

    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.

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    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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