Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Lottermoser wrote: > > bdcolen@earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)1/25/029:44 AM > > > Get > > close to someone with an M with a 21, and if you have been > hanging around > > for a while, they will probably ignore you. Stick an F5 with a > 17-35 zoom in > > their face and they CAN'T ignore you. > > There's also something to what is in front of the photographer's > face. I totally agree that the M has a unabtrusive feel for the > subject. And would add that, while larger, the Rollei TLR remains > one of the least noticed cameras for true candid photography. > With the camera at waist level the act of photography seems > invisible to almost everyone, even working close. > > George > I agree with George on the Rolleiflex. It's invisible. They see through it. And if they do see it they don't care. Rolleiflex, the company looks like it could be having a renaissance! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.markrabiner.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html