How do you use your rangefinder?

How do you use your rangefinder?

  • Family pics and everyday camera

    Votes: 407 58.4%

  • Professional work

    Votes: 77 11.0%

  • Landscape

    Votes: 247 35.4%

  • Street

    Votes: 432 62.0%

  • Don't use rangfinders at all

    Votes: 18 2.6%

  • Sports

    Votes: 15 2.2%
  • Total voters
    697
LOL, I should've offered 'cats' as an option as well...I know my cat is one of my main subjects...(not always a willing subjectif might add)

falleri said:
Oh, I looked back at the poll; I didn't choose 'professional work' there as I thought street just fits more, it's really the camera I use for that mostly. But they go together. I might not be the only one.
And I occasionally shoot a landscape with an rf too. And portraits. And my husband. And friends. And a building. But street is dominant, for sure.
Now that I think about it, I don't think I actually took photos of the cats with it.. not yet :0 that is kind of weird, as they're usually the first ones to be used as test subjects whenever I have "a new toy"... :D
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hi I am somewhat new to the forums...
I take my rangefinder everywhere mostly to shoot street and also my family photos.
you could have added dog to the options, I really like taking my dog's pics, she is a born poser. just point a camera at her and she sits down and looks pretty... LOL
 
I love and use My M* cameras on the streets and in my working place or on any assignments on reportage stye shooting. They are ( RFS ) deadly tools in general for documentary work.
 
grapejohnson said:
I like candid photography in general. I like street photography but living in the suburbs makes it hard - I generally just like to take pictures of friends or people I see who are interesting. Or dogs.
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Grape,

Urban street, urban decay; it's all been done to death, everyone trying to be HCB. I live in the city and when I go to the suburbs I'm amazed at the creepy, Stepford Stuff I see. You're immersed in it! You're lucky, if you'd just see it. ;)

PS - I'm a cat person, but dogs are cool too.
 
Forgot to mention that my second Oly 35RC having a stuck shutter is being used as a good looking paper weight. :)
 
I carry a rangefinder around most of the time because for some reason or another a lot of my photographs are in very low light situations.

Rangefinders let me have the best quality photo (From a lens perspective) in a very small sized package, and most importantly cheaper than a modern DSLR getup.

When I'm doing model shots and stuff though I usually break out the DSLR (D70s) and a zoom or tele prime.
 
I use mine for street and documentary stuff. The documentary stuff is mostly for my blog, seeing as I'm not actually a photojournalist, but I enjoy it nonetheless.

Here is an example of some documentary style stuff: Japanese tea ceremony

Thanks!
 
As at least one person has noted, it ain't so good at macro or long range zoom. That is what I keep my slr for, but after that just about anything is game.

Mine is with me a lot so it gets used for anything from family to sports.
 
BTW, I have an overwhelming urge to say that I normally use my Rangefinders as camera's and that I sometimes use them as paperweights. :D
 
I dont know these days I have to get by doing found object photography.

When I used to live in the city and had friends I used it for people.
 
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