OT. Heavy street photography

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[einolu]

I like your shots, since you focused on the people themselves and didnt do any of the boring 'look how big this crowd is!' kind of shots. The shallow DOF of MF is nice too.

 

[Sean Moran]

Nice work, Mango.

Lovely tonality.

How did people react to having such an archaic-looking device pointed at them?

Cheers,

Seán.

PS Did you get any good stuff during your Belfast visit?

 

[Solinar]

The waste level viewfinder really does give a different perspective. The Placard is my favorite. Keep shooting street with the TLR. It looks good.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Good work, Manolo. I really like the photos. Solinar is right, there is a very unique perspective in shooting with a TLR.

 

[zuikologist]

Nice work Mango. That's a long journey on foot - maybe 7 miles? I trust you did not walk back - it's up hill all the way!

 

[Fred]

Nice one Mango, well done. Your series of shots shows emotion often lost when shot 40ft away.

 

[Bertram2]

Hey🙂

Managed to get a few snaps of the whole thing, and some of them were even fairly sharp, despite the weight of the C33.

You'll find the pictures HERE

Thanks for allowing my little OT foray. 🙂

ManGo

Manolo,
these photos are a great, as usual! Technically they are superb a tho nobody else here seems to see IT I ask myself again why I am not tough enuff to sell all my 35mm gear excepted my P&S and buy a nice MF system instead ?? :bang: What is size and weight if you get SUCH results with tha camera ? Mamyia really makes superb MF glass.
Did you scan prints or negs here ?
Regards,
Bertram

 

[jan normandale]

Those shots have amazing clarity and they are sharp. Tough environment to take these shots with a TLR. But the pictures are worth it!

 

[bmattock]

Great shots, Manolo, thanks for posting them! Bertram, the TLR cameras are fairly light, though not the Mamiya series so much - they are heavier-duty and weigh more. However, since the 6x6 format does not have to be enlarged much, lenses don't have to be 'all that' to get excellent results. The Yashica and Rollei TLRs are lovely, as are the Minolta Autocords. You have to get used to the reversed image, though. Some find they can't do it.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Doug]

I like your protest shots very much, Manolo, and appreciate the focus on the combined message of the faces and the placards. You got right in there close to the emotional content!

 

[Toby]

Great work! The waist level perspective certainly adds something. The way the camera 'looks up' to the subject seems to change the relationship between photographer and viewer - I've got a WLF for my 67 & this has got me thinking...

Cheers!


Toby

 

[Bertram2]

Hey🙂

Thanks Bertram (and everyone else). The C33 weighs in at just over 2kg, so it is pretty heavy, but then I believe it was designed more for studio use. But for a vintage interchangable lens MF camera, they are hard to beat. And the lenses are sooooo creamy good. 😎
Of course, a Yashicamat, R'flex or R'cord would be more usable in a street situation.
Cheers
ManGo
ps. scans are from the negs using the steam powered Epson 2450 flatbed.

Hi Manolo,

I own a Mat124 and a very old Cord and I had a C330 in my hands once, weight is and feels like two Mats indeed ! There was a wonderful wooden sidegrip available which made it easier to handle. I often use a sidegrip for my Mat too btw.

As you say the C lenses have a dream look (still dream of the 180mm) , but I think concerning the resolution they are top performers too, maybe not on the level of the RF lenses which are absolutely oustanding, so what.

Your pics say it all, each time I watch such stuff it's like a hot knife in my heart, in principle THAT is zje kinda pic quality I want to have.What makes me keep the 35mm stuff is the certainty that one day I would buy it back. Too many I know who came back after years tired of the lugging the weight and also of the obvious limitations of the MF cameras.

The scans are phantastic and proof that scanning (more the postprocessing) is another art we have to learn, obviously a steam driven old Epson is able to make IT visible with a MF neg if somebody is behind the machine who knows what he is doing.

Regards,
Bertram

 

[lubitel]

Really great shots! I tried to make a couple of street shots with my Lubitel TLR and I find myself wasting too much time on focusing. Its hard to see when its in focus. Do you prefocus your shots? Do you just use the scale? Or do you use the viewfinder and focus "visually"?

 

[vincentbenoit]

Great pictures! I was wondering what the term "heavy" in the thread title was referring to... (and kinda hoping it was short for "heavy-handed").
Cheers
Vincent