I cheated; do you?

[raid]

It is "being practical". I do the same. Isn't it great that we are in a position to choose between such great camera systems.

 

[JimG]

I was shooting with my Yashica Mat 124 today. I never thought about it before but with TLR's your not viewing thru the 'taking lens', but it's not an RF. So what are they?

 

[nwcanonman]

I was shooting with my Yashica Mat 124 today. I never thought about it before but with TLR's your not viewing thru the 'taking lens', but it's not an RF. So what are they?

.................
Jim,
Remember, the "TL" in TLR stands for "Twin Lens". One, of the twins, is the "Viewing" lens on top, that you are viewing through when focusing and other twin is the "Taking" lens on the bottom that passes the light/image to the film. They are focused together. 🙂
Does that help?

 

[JimG]

So is there a designation based on the twin lens system as RF or SLR that describes them other then TLR? Maybe TLR is describtion enough. Anyway their not range finders so I was still cheatin' (as Raid described it).

 

[nwcanonman]

JIm,
Yep, it's called just TLR and it's not a Rangefinder. So you too are a CHEATER!
LOL.

 

[Bertram2]

Bertram: Where in Germany do you live? I looked at one of your photos taken from the window of your room. This could be Bavaria or is it the Hamburg/Bremen area?

No, it's the Rhein-Neckar area, south-west of Heidelberg. Outta my window you look to the east of the Rhein plane, towards the " Bergstrasse" at the bottom of the "Odenwald". If you ever have been here you should be orientated now ? 😉

bertram

 

[tedwhite]

Bertram 2: I visited usefilm.com but couldn't find any mention of Roger Williams. Got any suggestions?

Ted

 

[Bertram2]

Bertram 2: I visited usefilm.com but couldn't find any mention of Roger Williams. Got any suggestions?

Ted

Only this one:
Roger Williams

Should work.

 

[lubitel]

I like the idea of a cheaters section on this forum. 🙂

every time I mention SLR here, I get guilty feelings.

 

[raid]

No, it's the Rhein-Neckar area, south-west of Heidelberg. Outta my window you look to the east of the Rhein plane, towards the " Bergstrasse" at the bottom of the "Odenwald". If you ever have been here you should be orientated now ? 😉

bertram

Bertram: I grew up as a child in Bonn, but have been more often back to Bayern. I certainly have bene to heidelberg and have driven a lot around that area.

 

[tedwhite]

Thanks, Bertram. Very nice images. I notice he's using cv lenses, 20mm & 40mm. Those are not cheap. I just shot my first roll with the Bessaflex, using Super Takumar lenses, lenses I've had for a long time (you could say they're amortized); however the glass is superb and they can still be found on ebay at reasonable prices.

Another cheater camera I've got is the Yashica T4 Super. The regularly placed viewfinder plus the one on the top of the camera make it the perfect stealth camera.

Ted