Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/25

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Rolleiflex 3.5F
From: Andrew Nemeth <azn@nemeng.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 06:50:31 +1100

Douglas Cooper <douglas@dysmedia.com> wrote:

>the Rollei's nice because it looks, to the unseasoned eye, as if
>you're not pointing the camera at *them*

Maybe in NYC, but here in Sydney people know _exactly_ what you
are doing.  Things have sure changed in this department in the
last 20 years - back in early 80s I could photograph people all
day without a wimper using the Rolleiflex T I had back then,
or else the waist-level finder equiped Nikon F2A.

Try to do it now and you will get yelled at, if you are lucky.

Mind you, I too love the smoothness and tonality of MF.  Had
to give it up and concentrate solely on 35mm though as there
is no quality, _affordible_ way to scan MF film - an issue
for me as all my work in the last 5 years has been digital
delivery only.


Regds,



Andrew Nemeth

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