Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > swapping... Can you shoot a Rollei TLR without hand swapping? If so, I > > really would like to learn how. > > Yes, but I wouldn't describe it as "fast and easy"! Hold TLR in palm of > the left hand, sort of towards the right side of the palm, with left > hand's thumb and index finger to adjust the focus. This can be done > without moving the Rollei from the palm. Not super stable but works. > Right hand diddles the other dials, shutter release and winder. It works, > but it's on the edge... The TLR just isn't a "fast" camera. To gain > speed of any kind you'd probably get more mileage out of using the sports > finder than trying to find a no-swapping-hands configuration. I am sure that someone with three hands, very dexterous feet, long tongue, big nose or possibly BD, can do it, but it won't be a pretty sight. There is nothing wrong with swapping hands...but my point was, don't believe the TLR is near as smooth to use as the M6...