Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/01

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Subject: [Leica] Now round, was M8 and the Future
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Wed Nov 1 13:28:05 2006
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Walt:

Rectangular and square are fine, but the best format is really round!

http://www.half-fast.com/ArsatGrafex-Oct2006/

Round rules... round rocks!  ;-)

Jim

Walt Johnson wrote:

> There is no doubt the Rolliflex viewfinder makes looking a pleasure. 
> There seems to be a distancing from the equipment that allows more 
> subject involvement. I feel the same way with a viewfinder and prefer 
> them over slrs. Although Daniel sent us some really fine images some 
> could be made more effective by cropping. This is, of course, a personal 
> thing but the image subject should visually dominate?
> 
> Walt
> 
> Raimo K wrote:
> 
>> I agree with Daniel.
>> It depends, though... my very first camera was a simple Yashica A TLR 
>> and now when I photograph with my Rolleiflex 3.5F all things seem to 
>> compose themselves on the groundglass.
>> All the best!
>> Raimo K
>> Personal photography homepage at:
>> http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Ridings" <dlr@dlridings.se>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 5:34 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 and the Future
>>
>>
>>> Walt Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Very few square photographs appear well composed to me. I'd go 6x9 
>>>> and be fine.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I beg your pardon:
>>>
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v22/06v22-0011.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v13/06v13-0001.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/2006v15/06v15-0039.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v16-0028a-65429.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/04v10-61939.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/22-37338.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/v26-0012-47928.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/merna-sandy-37312.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/informal/23-37335.jpg.html
>>> http://www.dlridings.se/gallery/v/shoebox/nyeve2006/05v52-0015.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Daniel


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