[Leica] Back with the Rolleiflex TLR MF

[Ted Grant]

Hi Lluis,
Before I could afford LEICA's and I was shooting for magazines who wanted colour & B&W I used Rollies. The other thing was magazines didn't want "little 35mm colour slides" for the "colour pages."
Eventually that changed technically and 35mm was just fine as many of us found out!
But today our "CANADIAN NATIONAL ARCHIVES HAVE IN THEIR VAULTS LITTERLY 1,000's upon 1,000's 
of Rollie B&W negs. & 21/4colour transparencies shot while covering assignments chasing about CANADA & some locations about the world. 
WHY DID I CHANGE??????
Then I switched to HASSELBLAD's quite simply for LENSES of choice ?  
HOWEVER??????????
MY HEART WAS OF LEICA 35MM ? More choice of lenses and smaller lighter bodies and I could carry 3 M's around my neck onto my chest.
2 LEICA MOTOR driven SLR's of VARIOUS LENSES and QUITE OFTEN ANOTHER SLR MOTOR driven on my right shoulder "EXTRA LONG LENS, JUST IN CASE?Assignments began moving into documentaries & complete Leica gear!
On some assignments covered by photogs of other Nations, OLYMPICS,ROYAL TOURS, when I'd appear in this kind of collection. It would be answering all kinds of questions? "HOW DO YOU USE THEM AT THE SAME TIME?" Obviously? "VERY QUICKLY!" 
I rarely had to fiddle changing lenses or film. But yes a few times when I had 3 M's & 3 motor driven SLR's all hanging on body at the same time they became a bit of a chore. But once you became accustomed to them it wasn't too bad.
TODAY? well as I've fallen into the more retired routine most of my LEICA gear has been sold off, KEEPING enough to cover my HAPPY SNAPPING URGES!" :-)
cheers,
Dr.ted Grant O.C.
    
 
-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lluis Ripoll via LUG
Sent: September-09-19 11:09 AM
To: Leica Users Group
Cc: Lluis Ripoll
Subject: Re: [Leica] Back with the Rolleiflex TLR MF

Merci Philippe, I think I shall go more frequently with the Rolleiflex, is a great camera!

Amitiés
Lluis


> El 9 set 2019, a les 19:40, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> va escriure:
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> Love the angles, in the fisrt one and that of the guy reading particularly.
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> Keep rocking and rolleying l’Ami :-)
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> Amities
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> Philippe
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>> Le 9 sept. 2019 à 18:59, Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
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>> The Rolleiflex is a good help for invisibiliy…., please view large, thanks
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>> The Train
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Subway/2019F090210.jpg.html>
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>> Young people in Gracia
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/2019F090206.jpg.html>
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>> Reading the newspaper
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/2019F090204.jpg.html>
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>> The cigare
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/2019F090201.jpg.html>
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>> The well dressed family
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Medium+Format/2019F090208.jpg.html>
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>> Rollleiflex E, Zeiss Planar 80mm f2.8
>> Bergger Panchro 400 E.I. 200 developed in D-23  1:1, N+1 development
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>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
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>> Saludos cordiales
>> Lluis
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