Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Count me in: I loved using the Rollei for street photography: of course I have cornered myself into sticking with the Leicas for 5 years with FOM2, and this is allowing me to learn more about using a RF, but I too think part of the TLR magic is due to the angle of view: makes you see the world like a child -- or at least from child height. Cheers On Saturday, Jul 19, 2003, at 03:17 Australia/Melbourne, bdcolen wrote: > Come on, Jerry - There are about 12 of us - 13 perhaps - still using > TLRs...and most 2 1/4s aren't being used for this kind of > photography...so Don's comment was perfectly sensible... > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jerry > Lehrer > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 1:02 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] PAWs > > > Don > > Is that supposed to be a profound statement? Or have I > missed something? > > Jerry > > Don Dory wrote: > >> B.D., >> It strikes me that one of the unique things about Rollie images is >> that they are shot from waist level. In this day and age this is an >> unusual vantage point. >> >> Don >> dorysrus@mindspring.com >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of bdcolen >> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:46 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] PAWs >> >> Two black and white FILM offerings from Harlan County.... Okay, >> okay...They were shot with a Rollie - but they were shot on >> Tri-X..;-) >> >> http://www.leica-gallery.net/bdcolen/image-49259.html >> >> B. D. >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see >> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html