Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chandos, > What would you say to the possibility that the placement of the viewfinder > on the RF body exposes more of the photographer's face to the subject, > which helps to establish a more direct rapport in the gaze? -snip-When I use > the Canon, much of my face > is obscure; the lenses tend to be larger and more intimidating > -snip- I describe hand-held portraiture alone. There's no question that a smaller camera is less intimidating and so, doesn't lend as much the impression of power to the photographer. There is a large difference between RF and SLR practice, no doubt. My post was speaking to the 'tunnelvision' effect Alan was describing, which is (almost) unique to SLR's. Danny Gonzalez