Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Sun, 25 Mar 2001 10:15:28 -0500, "Austin Franklin" <austin@darkroom.com> wrote: >> >Following fast moving objects with a TLR using the WLF is surely >> an act of >> >masochism ;-) >> >> They Yashica 124G has a sports finder built in for eye level action > >That was a joke...think about trying to follow fast moving objects using a >reverse image. Yes, the Rollei has a 'sports finder' as part of the Waist >Level Finder. There is no focusing or accurate framing when using the >'sports finder' though. DOF should take care of focusing. The F actually >has a 90 degree finder as part of the WLF, it has a little magnifier and >mirror...image is still backwards though since there is no prism...but it >was kind of a neat idea. I used both the sports finder and the flip-down 90 degree finder for shooting candids at weddings in the early 70's. I much preferred the plain "hole in the box" sports finder, though - the flip-down finder was way too much hassle when shooting a receiving line. Set the camera to 3 meters, focus with your feet, shoot extra frames and pray. Ahh, the "good" old days. Paul