Another reason to love RFs

[pukupi]

Shooting at 1/4 second was always hit and miss with my dSLR but with a rangefinder I got four for four last night, including the one attached.

The street was dark with only a vending machine for illumination and the ISO 400 film less than ideal for the conditions but I'm so happy with the results (Summilux 35/1.2 ASPH, Neopan 400 souped in Fujidol E).

I've sold all my dSLR bodies and lenses and shan't be going back 😀.

 

[Schlapp]

nice picture. why are rf cameras so much better at low speeds?

 

[FrankS]

Because there's no mirror Schlapp!

(Sometimes a gift is served up. I mean, what are the odds?)

 

[kiev4a]

nice picture. why are rf cameras so much better at low speeds?

Because they don't go "KER CHUNK"

 

[Oldprof]

Sometimes a gift is served up. I mean, what are the odds?

You are so alert Frank! 😀

 

[FrankS]

Yeah, I try to be alert. The world needs more lerts.

 

[Pherdinand]

Yes. But with a dslr you would not have gone for 4/4. You would have gone for 256/4. Or, 4/256, depends how you define that ratio.

Focusing also matters alot in a better rf low-light image.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Long exposures on the RF are also easier as you can still see the image through the viewfinder. The SLR "blacks-out" and you can't as easily hold the camera steady. No "active feedback for camera stabilization". With the RF you can find a point to "lock in and track".

I picked up a Canon Pellix last month. This is one of the only SLR's to use a beamsplitter in place of a moving mirror. With an F1.4 lens (or F1.2), the viewfinder is fairly bright; gets 30% of the light. It always catches me by surprise that the viewfinder stays lit during the exposure. I find it as easy to hold steady during a long exposure as are the RF's. I shot a single test roll with it and two Canonets. I had a busy month of camera repair.

 

[Designer]

Long exposures on the RF are also easier as you can still see the image through the viewfinder. The SLR "blacks-out" and you can't as easily hold the camera steady. No "active feedback for camera stabilization". With the RF you can find a point to "lock in and track".

I really haven't thought about this advantage! 😀

Keven