[Leica] The "discipline" of using only one lens

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Jeffery Smith said:
Subject: RE: [Leica] The "discipline" of using only one lens

> If I had 5 camera bodies hanging off my shoulders, I guarantee you that
> they would be clacking together in self-destructive fashion. :-0<<<<<<<

Hi Jeffery,
Naw you organize the neck straps off your neck so the camera's hang just
above each other. Yeah if you have to run sometimes they clank to-gether,
but what the hell they're Leicas and can take some bumps! :-)

But generally they just miss each other. Then the others hang off your
shoulder, which ever is your comfort shoulder. ;-) Even here the straps are
adjusted to hold them apart also.

ted




>
> I do like the thought that has to go into shooting with a TLR. But is
> sure isn't intuitive, especially nowadays. My Mamiya C330 seemed
> semi-normal to me in the early 70's, but a TLR seems very abnormal to me
> now.
>
>  Smith
> New Orleans, LA
>
>
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> Grant
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>
> Jeffery Smith said:
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The "discipline" of using only one lens
>
>
> > As far as I know, Capa and HCB primarily used one lens. Certainly the
> folks
> > who did Rolleiflex TLR work used one lens. Even when I carry 3 lenses
> with
> > me in the Domke, I often use just one and leave the others in the bag.
> > Opportunities are too fleeting to be fiddling with swapping lenses
> IMO.<<<<<
>
> Hi Jeffery,
> Well some folks don't understand many of the older lads around here only
> had
> one lens for their Speed Graphic, I used a 127mm, considered a kind of
> wide
> angle.;-) And on occasion used a longer lens for shooting pro-football.
> No
> not like the size of today's 35mm cameras or digi. cam's.
>
> Or we used a Rollieflex with only one lens. Actually we used two.... one
> colour, one b&w. So we learned to walk closer or step back to change
> coverage.
>
> However, as time and experience evolved and we switched to 35mm with
> it's
> versatility of lenses we added more bodies to avoid missed photo
> opportunities. To the extent on some assignments I'm working 3 M7's and
> 3
> motor-driven R8's all hanging off my body! :-) Sure one hell of a site,
> but
> you have to see before it happens. ;-)
>
> But on many occasions I'll work with one M7 and a lens appropriate to
> the
> assignment situation.
>
> ted
>
>
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