Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> on 31/7/00 2:08 pm, Dan Post at dpost@triad.rr.com wrote: > >> Tell, J.D., have you tried a waist level finder, or is it superfluous? > > On the Leica? Is there such a thing? Totally superfluous to me. However I > really dig the TLR thing. I bought a bashed up Rolleiflex to try it out but > didn't want to break my stride on Human Traffic. Also the lens turned out to > be fuzzy, and my flatbed really isn't good enough to scan MF. But I can > absolutely see using the Rollei as a street camera. I think I will need a > wide-angle attachment or something. The Rollei is a brilliant thing > though... a pure box, like the Leica. Yes. Dr Paul Wolfe used a waist level finder almost exclusively on his Leicas in the 30's and 40's. Steve Annapolis