Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Street photography
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 13:35:30 -0700
References: <B5AB1585.12A43%john@pinkheadedbug.com>

John Brownlow wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> --
> Johnny Deadman
> 
> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com

Someone told me once that HCB used some kind of reflected prism finder thing
which gave him an up side down image.
Great for shooting around corners?
Mark Rabiner

In reply to: Message from John Brownlow <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] Street photography)