Non RF gallery

I know I'm in the minority but I don't like the concept of a SLR gallery. What makes this forum unique and what makes it stand out is the focus on rangefinder cameras.

When you go into the main screen on the gallery my understanding is that now it will also show the SLR images. I would personally prefer that they didn't show at all there.

It would be really cool if this site could exist to make people coming here enthusiastic about rangefinders and when they go to the gallery right now - or in the future - they won't know what they see. Neither will I until I click on the photo and I can see the details.

There are a LOT of sites on the internet and we all belong to a number of them. I prefer to post my SLR photos there and to enjoy the RF images, technique and discussions here.

Many of us also have personal on-line galleries and if we want to show the SLR images we can always re-direct people there.

Just my humble $0.02
 
Gene - I have a pair of OM-1's I bought new in Japan around 1971. They are in pristine condition and I use the quite a bit. I do not post those photos here for the obvious reason. I also have a great number of Olympus rangefinder and half frame cameras. I value this website because the folks here share the same strong feelings about the very special type of cameras that focus via rangefinder.
 
Richard,

I agree with you 100%. What I have done is the following.

The non RF gallery is only visible to registered members. So, if you log out and go to the gallery you won't even see it. Its not much but its an attempt to keep the sight RF only. In the future, I may remove the gallery. Lets see how things go.
 
the gallery is growing quite fast. Or moved everybody his non RF pics there? :)

I try to resist :).

rudi
 
rsilfverberg said:
I know I'm in the minority but I don't like the concept of a SLR gallery. What makes this forum unique and what makes it stand out is the focus on rangefinder cameras.
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I'm in two minds over this, I mean it is a site dedicated to rangefinders!

But I do enjoy looking at the all of the
galleries, and it's the final image that counts, right? :)

So I uploaded 1 non-rangefinder picture to the gallery. That'll be the only one for now :)

-Nick
 
rsilfverberg said:
I know I'm in the minority but I don't like the concept of a SLR gallery. What makes this forum unique and what makes it stand out is the focus on rangefinder cameras.
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I don't think you are in the minority Richard, and in a lot of ways I very much agree with you.

Two very important points have been brought up though that deserve consideration as I read this thread and the poll.

William points out that it will be nice to have a place to hang some non RF pictures. The important part of his statement though is that it is because of the people here and the comments and critique they will receive. That is a huge positive statement about our cyber community.

Secondly, and I didn't know this, Jorge has made the gallery open for viewing only to members. I have to think that that is a strong limiter to it's growth. Perhaps if necessary members can be limited to the number of images they can post in this gallery, as they post more their oldest ones can be removed.
 
rover said:
... Perhaps if necessary members can be limited to the number of images they can post in this gallery, as they post more their oldest ones can be removed.
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That's not a bad idea - people can post a picture, get a few comments and when a certain amount of time has elapsed, or a certain number of pictures has been uploaded afterwards it then 'expires'

-Nick
 
I sympathize with Richard's view too. If we're to have a non-RF gallery, could it be separated more from the rest? So that the images don't show in the Recent Posts or Random Images, and for viewing we all would specifically click on that gallery to open it.

Or could there be a third grouping in the main Gallery Page below the Recent Posts and Random Posts showing only recent or random Non-RF Gallery posts?

IMHO, it's a problem to have the non-RF pics mix with the RF pics in any view. Is it possible also to separate RF and Non-RF when viewing all of a specific Member's pics?
 
I was wondering whether my MF rotary camera shots should be posted to the non-RF gallery, but it looks as if it will mostly be for people who use SLRs. I think my camera is nearer to an RF than an SLF, because it has no ground-glass screen and no mirror to flip. But it certainly doesn't have a rangefinder patch... In fact, come to think of it, it doesn't have a viewfinder. Hmmm. Maybe one day there will be enough of us for Jorge to create a non-RF non-SLR gallery? <grin>
 
Roger, I understand your view that 'maybe one day there will be enough of us for Jorge to create a non-RF non-SLR gallery' but I really feel that "not every place has to accomodate everything".

To start to generalize and to allow 'anything' at a place that have a clearly stated focus is in my opinion the beginning of the end for it. If this place would become 'just another photo/camera discussion forum' I would spend as much time here as I do on 10-15 other places which is not a lot. When it comes to RFF I know that the discussion topics and gallery entries will be in line with one of my interests - range finder cameras - and hence I come here a lot.

I also love my Hasselblad but go to other sites to post and discuss that (predominantly two others).

Damn I sound like a grumpy old man.
 
Roger -- Since your camera doesn't have a rangefinder and you have to focus by scale, then you may well have a Rangeguesser (RG). I may even fit into that category because even though my cameras have a Rangefinder, I often pre-focus by scale.

Jorge -- can you open up a special gallery for the Rangeguessers among us?
 
Would an RG ;) be a viewfinder camera?

I like viewfinder cameras as well as rangefinder cameras - I think it's the whole thing about NOT looking through the lens and NOT having a mirror slapping down on my view that appeals to me.

A rangefinder is a viewfinder camera - with rangefinder - if I got that correct.

Ok, way time to hit the sack. Built another bookshelf today. Go me.
 
Richard -- I think my attempt at being facetious fell flat on its face. I became fascinated with rangefinder cameras in 1968 when I bought my first one, an Olympus 35LC. I shoot many cameras now, both film and digital, but my old reliable RF's (all 16 of them) give me the most pleasure. What I meant by being a Rangeguesser is that I often shoot from the hip by pre-setting the focus and stopping down to at least f/8 to make use of DOF just in case my focus setting was a bit off. However, just to show you that I can manage to focus a rangefinder, I've attached a shot from a couple of days ago that I took with my Canon QL17.
 
Non RF Non SLR Photographs...

Non RF Non SLR Photographs...

Rich Silfver said:
Roger, I understand your view that 'maybe one day there will be enough of us for Jorge to create a non-RF non-SLR gallery' but I really feel that "not every place has to accomodate everything".

To start to generalize and to allow 'anything' at a place that have a clearly stated focus is in my opinion the beginning of the end for it. If this place would become 'just another photo/camera discussion forum' I would spend as much time here as I do on 10-15 other places which is not a lot. When it comes to RFF I know that the discussion topics and gallery entries will be in line with one of my interests - range finder cameras - and hence I come here a lot.
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Oh yes, I agree with you there. I'm very glad there is a place that concentrates on rangefinders, as I have little interest in SLRs. I shoot almost entirely RF. My remark on creating a non-RF non-SLR gallery was slightly tongue in cheek. If you could see the large, heavy, entirely manual camera that I use for my relatively few rotary panoramas, and knew how much it cost, and how fussy it is to operate, you'd know there's no realistic chance of there EVER being enough of us to justify a special area of our own. I'm shooting about 10:1 as much with my TX-1, for instance, and at least 5:1 with my Voigltander Bessas.

I just feel that without a mirror and a screen, and not looking through the lens, my rotary camera is a LOT closer to a rangefinder than to any SLR. All it lacks is a rangefinder patch. As George says, its a Guessfinder.

Hope my position is a little clearer and not quite so, er, threatening as it apparently seemed.

Roger
 
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