Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Brownlow wrote: > > on 31/7/00 11:58 am, BOB KRAMER at BobKramer@COOPERCARRY.com wrote: > > > [BOB KRAMER] If you actually try this, you might be surprised at > > how quickly you are challenged as to why you are taking a picture. You > > very likely will be perceived as trying to hide the fact you are taking > > pictures, and that will sound a major alarm to many people. Even when > > looking down into a waist level finder, you still are working the controls > > of the camera, so your intent is very obvious. Please do not try this > > technique Dan. We like you and don't want to see you get your butt kicked! > > :-) > > > > Bob (been shooting in the street for 20 years and hasn't been > > smacked yet) Kramer > > I think there is good advice on both sides here. I certainly agree that if > you are using a WLF it is important to be very open about what you are > doing... don't sneak behind a lamp-post. That's one of the reasons I > wouldn't use a WLF with a Leica.><Snip> I think it's also a question of format Johnny!. If Leica made a 24x24mm format Leica than the WLF would make much more sense! Mark Rabiner