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Subject: [OM] Re: odd lens question
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:13:15 -0700
Gee, Moose. I disagree with each of these.

At the speeds that shutter and aperture vibration are a problem few  
people have the ability to hold the camera still for the entire  
exposure. Hand holding does not seem to me an alternative to a sturdy  
tripod.

I thought available light reportage and street photography was just  
about invented the way we think about it with rangefinder cameras.  
Somehow people were able to see with  them before and after SLRs were  
around. It was a long time before SLRs displaced the Leica on news  
teams. I assumed you were talking about the viewfinder, but maybe you  
were talking about the rangefinder portion. I don't remember noticing  
a problem with my Leica M3 in low light, but it was a pain to focus  
on fine detail like the surface of water.

I seriously like a good rangefinder about 75 percent of the time. Of  
course I learned to shoot with one. The versatility of an SLR even a  
small percentage of the time is why I went in that direction, plus no  
longer being able to afford a really good rangefinder after losing it  
to a burglar. Long and ultra wide lenses are nice. I never used a  
Contax, Nikon, or Canon RF. The RF in a Mamiya 7 is not very bright  
or very good. So I guess I am just talking about a Leica. So what is  
not to like? Bright, clear viewfinder, easy focusing system, light,  
solid, quiet, superior single focal length lenses not crippled with  
retrofocus designs.

But as a friend once told me that is what makes for horse races.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On Aug 14, 2006, at 3:42 PM, Moose wrote:

> Hand held, SLRs don't have the same vibration problems they show  
> tripod
> mounted. The human body is a remarkably efficient damper of mechanical
> vibration.
>
> Besides, you can't see the rangefinder image in dim light either.
>
> Besides, I seriously dislike rangefinders cameras. :-)


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